Re: A86: my new ti86

To: assembly-86@lists.ticalc.org
Subject: Re: A86: my new ti86
From: "B. Nagel" <rudiger@STEALTHMAIL.COM>
Date: Wed, 10 Sep 1997 20:38:52 +0000
References: <970910202119_960659710@emout02.mail.aol.com>
Reply-To: assembly-86@lists.ticalc.org

MTNBIKE560@aol.com wrote:
> 
> In a message dated 97-09-10 20:19:12 EDT, you write:
> 
> << > 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. >>
> 
> does this mean we're going to have to remake an assembly game everytime a new
> ROM version comes out?  and what about the assembly progs for the 1.2?  are
> they eventually going to disappear or no longer be made?

TI was smart in that they made a ROM page for user calls, I think this
is page $0D.  The differences in ROMs are on the other pages, so
programs written for one calc will work with the others.

Bill

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Re: A86: my new ti86

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