[A83] Re: Explaining the stack for registers

To: assembly-83@lists.ticalc.org
Subject: [A83] Re: Explaining the stack for registers
From: Peter-Martijn Kuipers <hyper@hysoft-automation.com>
Date: Thu, 16 Aug 2001 19:14:07 +0200 (CEST)
In-Reply-To: <F72dF1iRykIl92eEuWu0000da56@hotmail.com> from "TypeR unknown" at Aug 16, 2001 07:00:23 PM
Reply-To: assembly-83@lists.ticalc.org


Don't know how it's said in asmguru,
but, if you push af and then pop bc, AF 's contents are IN BC. 
 
> After reading the FAQ in AsmGuru there is a question about the stack with 
> registers. It says that (if I remember correctly) "if you push af and then 
> pop bc, the contents of bc will be in af"
> 
> WHY ???
> 
> I see no logic in that, and unfortunatly it isn't explained in AsmGuru 
> either, so here I am :)
> 
> Also I would like to know how many times a register can be pushed.

In theory, endlessly. Problem is that you'll be overwriting some important
memory blocks (like the VAT). I don't exectly know how many "safe" bytes you
have.



> 
> 
> 
> _________________________________________________________________
> Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp
> 
> 
>

References:

[A83] Explaining the stack for registers

From: "TypeR unknown" <typerfuture@hotmail.com>

Prev: [A83] Re: Explaining the stack for registers
Next: [A83] Re: Compiled BASIC ?
Index(es):
- Main
- Thread