Re: A86: very very odd

To: <assembly-86@lists.ticalc.org>
Subject: Re: A86: very very odd
From: "Matt2000" <matt2000@gte.net>
Date: Sun, 15 Feb 1998 20:51:41 -0500
Reply-To: assembly-86@lists.ticalc.org


>
>were not knockin anyone at ti or ti, were just saying that it seems like ti
>releases these calcs (assembly compatible) and gives a little help on them
>then like abandons them kinda and lets the ppl that buy them figure out
what
>to do. that is a big nono in other programming languages. every language
>offers help on most to all of their functions/commands


They are probably afraid if too much documentation is released, some
competitor might snatch it up and develop there own calcs. Its almost like
when IBM gave away their schematics for the 80x86 or whatever.  On one side
many programmers starting programming for the XT, on the other side the
engineers started developing clones of the XT

 They also may want to slow down the release of emulators. If they can delay
having
emulators being created then the TI assembly programmers will buy the
calculators
instead of using the emulators.

I can think of more reasons

-Matt
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