Re: A86: Reader
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Re: A86: Reader
Chris wrote:
>
> MTNBIKE560@aol.com wrote:
>
> > In a message dated 97-09-13 12:14:22 EDT, you write:
> >
> > << The 85 didn't have a built in "small font" like the 82 did.
> > However,
> > the 86 does. It's TEXT(x,y,$text) in the GRAPH / DRAW menu. Check
> > your
> > docs.. It would be cool to have a "text file" viewer though written
> > in
> > ASM if thats what you're looking for more specifically. Then I
> > could
> > type up some stuff on my computer, load it in as a string and scroll
> > through it on the calc. >>
> >
> > This small font.. is this like reading text on the graph screen?
>
> Yeah. as far as I know, it's the only way to do small text using
> TIBASIC. Works in a pinch I guess though it's limited and of course
> TIBASIC is pretty darn slow on the 86.
speaking of tibasic being slow, has anyone thought of maybe an
interpreter that can execute inline asm? that would be really useful for
doing simple routines in tibasic, that are hard in asm
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