Re: A86: more on writing/running an asm prog.

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Re: A86: more on writing/running an asm prog.


Yes, you were wrong.  It is illegal.

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Bryan Rabeler <brabeler@ticalc.org>
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On Fri, 11 Sep 1998, Chuck Mason wrote:

> 
> I understood that downloading or recieving the rom was legal so long as you
> actually owned a ti86. Perhaps I'm wrong?
> 
> -Chuck
> 
> ----------
> > From: Andy Johnson <prjohnson@utahlinx.com>
> > To: assembly-86@lists.ticalc.org
> > Subject: Re: A86: more on writing/running an asm prog.
> > Date: Friday, September 11, 1998 1:07 AM
> > 
> > 
> > At 12:40 AM 9/11/98 +0200, you wrote:
> > >
> > >_almost_ :-)
> > >
> > >Just distributing ROMs on the net is illegal.
> > 
> > Yes, but technically (we do love that word) copying the ROM from the calc
> > for any use except backup purposes (and what would you do if the rom
> failed
> > anyway?) including emulation is also illegal.
> > >-- 
> > >Bryan Rabeler <brabeler@ticalc.org>
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> > >
> > >On Thu, 10 Sep 1998, JBrett wrote:
> > >
> > >> 
> > >> But the CGI is almost foolproof.
> > >> >That is still technically illegal.
> > >> >
> > >> >--
> > >> >Bryan Rabeler <brabeler@ticalc.org>
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> > >> >
> > >> >On Thu, 10 Sep 1998, Andy Johnson wrote:
> > >> >
> > >> >>
> > >> >> At 03:11 PM 9/10/98 -0400, you wrote:
> > >> >> >
> > >> >> >BlAsTo1414@aol.com wrote:
> > >> >> >>
> > >> >> >> ok,
> > >> >> >> if I got a prog on my pc and wrote the asm code there, could I
> > >> >> eventually > copy
> > >> >> >> the code over to my 86 by the same way you would basic code? 
> like
> > >> print it
> > >> >> >> out from my pc and just copy it by hand to my 86?
> > >> >> >
> > >> >> >Um, sorta. You'd have to copy the hex codes of the compiled
> program.
> > >> >> >That would be long and hard and one little mistake could be
> absolutely
> > >> >> >disastrous. You cannot type in the raw code like in BASIC.
> > >> >> >
> > >> >> >> but if I did that, i dont
> > >> >> >> want to be canstantly copying new code to my 86.  is there a way
> to
> > >> run asm
> > >> >> >> progs on my pc, before i copy them to my 86?
> > >> >> >
> > >> >> >Yes, use an emulator, which requires a ROM dump. However, to get a
> ROM
> > >> >> >dump, you need to dump your own ROM, because using somebody else's
> is
> > >> >> >illegal. However again, to get a ROM dump, you need the Link.
> There is
> > >> >> >no other way.
> > >> >>
> > >> >> There is another way.  Go to
> > >> >> http://www.dogtech.com/cybop_cgiwin/optic.exe?ROMdownload, you
> enter a
> > >> >> small asm program to verify you do indeed have a calc, and you can
> > >> download
> > >> >> a copy of the rom to run on the emulator.
> > >> >> --
> > >> >> Andy Johnson <prjohnson@utahlinx.com>
> > >> >>
> > >> >
> > >> >
> > >> 
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > --
> > Andy Johnson <prjohnson@utahlinx.com>
>
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