RE: LZ: Multi-string shell aka PSOII shell
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RE: LZ: Multi-string shell aka PSOII shell
A TRANSMIT program would transmit a program and automatically all the
libraries that go with it (or more precisely, shell fragments and libraries)
--MZB
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From: owner-list-zshell@lists.ticalc.org on behalf of Ben Sferrazza
Sent: Wednesday, July 23, 1997 1:12 PM
To: list-zshell@lists.ticalc.org
Subject: RE: LZ: Multi-string shell aka PSOII shell
> 1) My tentative analysis is that the multi-string shell would be larger than
> ZShell and smaller than USGARD.
> 2) The "TRANSMIT" program will be hell to write, but it could be done
(anybody
> want to try?;). I have a similar, easier idea: Make a program that you have
to
> send first, call it "RECEIVE." It would handle a simple dump protocol and
> create the necessary vars. Problem is that it would be a bit more of a pain
to
> use.
> 3) The advantage of this shell would be that it is fragmentable: A program
> written for it could be simply transferred to a calc using another shell and
> it would run.
>
> AGAIN, I may not be good enough to write this. I know for sure I can make
the
> remapping and rom call systems, but it will be harder for me to do a
> vat-scanning shell, ZS compatability (I do have an idea, but it may be
hard),
> and "TRANSMIT." If anyone wants to help, email me.
> --MZB (micahbro@msn.com)
I may have missed the original message, but what exactly is this TRANSMIT
program you speak of? What is
supposed to accomplish? Thanx for the help.