A86: AShell

To: assembly-86@lists.ticalc.org
Subject: A86: AShell
From: "B. Nagel" <penguinb@geocities.com>
Date: Mon, 04 Aug 1997 00:11:50 +0000
References: <Pine.LNX.3.95.970803183135.318A-100000@S-98-190.resnet.ohio-state.edu>
Reply-To: assembly-86@lists.ticalc.org

I just uploaded AShell v1.0 for the TI-86 to ticalc.org and the
ti-files.

   Features:
      Automatic detection of asm and basic progs
         It doesnt detect Penguins Worlds
      Program Descriptions
      Asm progs are saved after execution,
         giving asm programmers an easy way to
         store high scores and saved games.
      Password Protection
      Automatic Power Down (APD)
      Contrast Changing

All of this for only 1450 bytes!

Also included are Turbo Breakout II v2.0 and Nibbles 86 v2.0 which are
smaller because high scores are now saved by the shell.

Here is the table used at the beginning of asm progs
(based on Dan Eble's ideas for a standard):

 nop             ;identifies the table
 jp Start
 .dw $0000       ;version #
 .dw Title       ;abs pointer to prog description
                 ;more stuff can be added as shells get
                 ;more advanced
Start:
                 ;ASM code here

Title:
 .db "Program Description",0


Bill

Follow-Ups:

Re: A86: AShell

From: Dan Eble <eble@cis.ohio-state.edu>

References:

A86: More Font Info

From: Dan Eble <eble@cis.ohio-state.edu>