Re: A86: my new ti86


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Re: A86: my new ti86



Josh Goins wrote:

> n X t wrote:
> >
> > well i just bought a ti86 ROM 1.3 (i was lucky to get 1.3) yesterday
> and
> > i love it! :) the games are kewl.. the new screen is kewl..etc....
> > anywayz.. can't wait for more new games to come out :) (skewl
> started
> > couple days ago). and right now i'm taking Math Analysis and
> > Trigonometry..
> > ---
> > -nXt
> >    nxt@geocities.com     http://nxt.home.ml.org  OR:
> >    nxt@juno.com
> > http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Way/6521
>
> I'm new to this. Could some kind soul please explain the difference
> between the 1.2 ROM and 1.3 ROM?
>

The ROM chips are different. That means that tha instructions (calls)
are in different locations in ROM. This could result in crashing the
calc if a ASM program that makes ROM calls a lot calls the wrong
location.

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> Josh Goins <joshg@newwave.net>
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