Re: A86: KEWL FEATURE!

To: assembly-86@lists.ticalc.org
Subject: Re: A86: KEWL FEATURE!
From: DEATH <joemama@minot.com>
Date: Thu, 04 Sep 1997 19:26:49 -0500
References: <970904201112_349807233@emout15.mail.aol.com>
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Snoops010@aol.com wrote:
> 
> You don't really have to press the on key, just take out the battery and
> replace.  You may have to adjust the contrast afterwards
> 
> >Stan Seibert wrote:
> >>
> >> DEATH wrote:
> >> >
> >> > i was fooling around with some stupid asm program that kept on locking
> >> > me out of the calc....and i realized something. if you press the ON key
> >> > on a program that is going in an endless loop in assembly and then take
> >> > the battery out it wont reset! did anyone know this?
> >>
> >> Wait a sec.  Let me see if I understand this:
> 
> >> 1) Run an asm program
> >> 2) Discover that it is in an infinite loop
> >> 3) Press the On key and release it
> >> 4) Take out a battery
> >> 5) Put it back
> >> 6) Calc turns on with all memory preserved
> >>
> >> Is this exactly what you did?
> >>
> >> Stan
> 
> i>t doesnt have to be an infinite loop, but y would u do to break out of
> >a program that can be escaped? it works during any asm operations
> >(except the ones that freeze the calc,display garbage,etc.)

nope when i do that it resets, maybe a different rom version?

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Re: A86: KEWL FEATURE!

From: Snoops010@aol.com