A85: Thought on Usgard

To: assembly-85@lists.ticalc.org
Subject: A85: Thought on Usgard
From: mikep@anet-dfw.com (Michael Pearce)
Date: Fri, 08 Aug 1997 06:46:07 GMT
Reply-To: assembly-85@lists.ticalc.org

In version 0.95 of Usgard, it says:
"Once there are no ZShell specific programs left, we can reduce
Usgard's size by another by 100 bytes.(ROM emulation, CALL_s,
JUMP_s...)"

First of all, there is no way that Zshell specific programs will ever
leave us.  There is no such thing as extinct software.  (a good
example is the whole year 2000 bug.)  But anyways, it would be nice to
have the kernel smaller.  Would it be possible for Andreas to put all
of the Zshell specific compatability code into a separate string?
Kind of like a ZShell library.  Then, the only way you need this
library is if you are running older ZShell programs.  If you are only
running Usgard specific programs, there is no need for the Zshell
library (and the extra 100 bytes).  Just a thought.

-mike