Re: A86: stuff
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Re: A86: stuff
Kirk Meyer wrote:
>
> actually there's another flag around iy+$06. to see how it works type "input
> a" at a command line. you can only get the program names menu, no memory
> menu, no link menu, no self test either.
where is it?
i tried all the iy+6 bits, what is it cause that would be really useful
>
> Kirk
> _@ibm.net
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Trey Jazz <joemama@minot.com>
> To: assembly-86@lists.ticalc.org <assembly-86@lists.ticalc.org>
> Date: Saturday, April 04, 1998 12:29 AM
> Subject: Re: A86: stuff
>
> >
> >you cant get much secure than the fake mem resets and the deletion
> >blocker...what usually happens is u have some dick come up and want to play
> >games on your calc and then they get mad cuz they cant get in ur calc and
> >they take out ur batts and reset...everyones had that happen...
> >
> >just set the flag->
> >
> >set 6,(iy+24) ;mask your programs menu (not to mention them all)
> >
> >then show the morons you dont have any programs :)
> >and....
> >
> >rst 6,(iy+24) ;turn the menus back to visible
> >
> >
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: TGaArdvark <TGaArdvark@aol.com>
> >To: assembly-86@lists.ticalc.org <assembly-86@lists.ticalc.org>
> >Date: Saturday, April 04, 1998 1:22 AM
> >Subject: Re: A86: stuff
> >
> >
> >>
> >>> maybe not just for one calculator, but how about if one other than
> >>> the user of the calculator picks it up he can leave a message for
> >>> the regular user? the memory features would be great anyway.
> >>> maybe if there was a way to turn on/off the link port with a pass-
> >>> word, so that no one can get/send stuff without it.
> >>
> >>Everyone is looking for MORE SECURITY. Password this. User-
> >>name that. What happened to LESS? LESS MEANS MORE.
> >>I am not worried about people screwing up my calc. Like I said
> >>a few months ago, most of the people who play games on my
> >>calc panic and think they "did something" when the game exits
> >>to the shell. And those who are smart enough to work it know
> >>what not to do. What is all the worrying about? Frankly, I was
> >>a little disappointed with ASE 1.3. Don't get me wrong. It's a
> >>great program and was programmed very well by one of the TI
> >>world's best programmers. But I am still using 0.9 because it
> >>doesn't have all of the almost-useless features. ASE 1.3 is
> >>almost twice as large and it's more complicated to use. All I
> >>want is a neat (and ASE is the neatest available) display of
> >>all of the programs I have, mainly because it's impossible to
> >>find 98k of programs on a 6 character 5-entry display. I want
> >>to run programs without typing asm() all the time. ASE 1.3
> >>has those cool directories, but, with an 8-character 16 entry
> >>display, I don't need much more separation/organization. I
> >>don't need a security program that can be deactivated by
> >>removing a battery and I sure as hell don't want one that
> >>can't. (Several people have inadvertantly activated those
> >>and I don't ever remember the passwords because I don't
> >>use them, so I remove a battery.) Program deletion from
> >>the shell is dangerous and an unnecessary waste of
> >>memory. I forget some of the other features of ASE 1.3,
> >>but that's not the point. Something I miss (although it's
> >>99% impossible with the current ASE setup) is writeback.
> >>
> >>This is all said IMHO.
> >>
> >
> >
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