A86: Re: TI's ROM Sux

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Subject: A86: Re: TI's ROM Sux
From: sampablo@juno.com (Samuel P Camp)
Date: Sat, 27 Jun 1998 11:55:40 -0500
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>
>>> really?  tell ti, they used add
>>
>>I really wonder about the quality of some of their ROM coders...
>>Half the people on the list could do a much better job. They use
>>jp in some of the link port code to move PC up/down less than
>>10 instructions!
>>
>>Was the 8X ROM written in C as well? I believe the 92 ROM was.
>>Then again, if they have a whole ROM chip to play with they
>>can waste as damn much as they want.
>
>
>JP is faster then JR when no conditions are involved. 
>
>When conditions are involved, use JR when there is more of a chance
>that the code will "fall through", else use JP
>
>Trust me, I am sure TI has guys who can program better then us. 
>I'm sure all of them have EE or Computer Science degrees. Do you?
>

I live in Houston, TX, and know where there is a TI building.  If I went
there in person do you think they would give me a copy of the source
code?

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A86: Re: TI's ROM Sux

From: "Matt Johnson" <matt2000@gte.net>