[A83] Re: 83p os
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[A83] Re: 83p os
Are you guys just trying to get embedded Java running on the
calculator?
>> >In fact there is a "solution". Instead of running native machine
>> >code, the applications could be run through an interpreter,
much like
>> >TI-BASIC. All we need is a powerful script-like language.
>> And a really fast one too, otherwise the OS is of no use. I think
that
>> if the os simply checks every z80 instruction that is executed,
you
>> will have a faster program.
> It depends on what the OS is made for. For me it would make
more sense
> to create a relatively simple language which provides access to
the
> hardware (LCD, keyboard, link port), has builtin integer/fp
arithmetic
> and lets you use basic control structures (functions, for, while,
> switch,
> if-then-else...) and pointers with automatic address verification.
>
> What I usually miss about the TIOS is the possibility to draw
graphs
> and run programs in the background while e. g. reviewing
preceding
> results on the home screen. It would be nice to retain user
interaction
> while running a long calculation.
>
> PG
>
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