Re: A86: Kirk's new web site is online

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Subject: Re: A86: Kirk's new web site is online
From: TGaArdvark@aol.com
Date: Sat, 4 Jul 1998 20:00:55 EDT
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>>> now then, to continue about one program being on two pages (i wasn't
>>> here when the question was brought up), the largest program you can have
>>> without swapping is about 24K. this is accomplished by a program module,
>>> which is loaded normally, and a string module, which is loaded into RAM
>>> page 1 starting at $8400.
>> 
>> This wouldn't work for programs not written to do this (I.E., large 85
games)
>> because the program file is not contiguous.  In fact, the beginning is
after
>> the end.
>
> actually it would work, unless you have an entire function that is more
> than 9KB. you can always split the files apart and use special include
> file modulation to get the labels into both files.

No.  It wouldn't work.  You'd have to totally recompile the program as
well as make several modifications.  This would defeat the purpose
of TI-8x emulation.  Like I said, it wouldn't work for programs not
written to do it.

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