A86: New Shell/Differences between ROM versions
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A86: New Shell/Differences between ROM versions
Hi everyone,
I'm new to this list and relatively new to ASM, but for a few years now I
have been wishing there was a shell with all the features I wanted that also
looked nice, didn't hog a lot of space, and didn't crash all the time. After
trying all of them, YAS is the best I found, but it still doesn't fit my
needs perfectly. I decided I should make my own.
My shell (tentatively titled ACIDshell, for Advanced Calculator
Interface/Directory) is well underway, but still has enough bugs and missing
features that I don't feel comfortable releasing a beta yet. My question is
this: Where can I find a complete list of the differences between every ROM
version of the 86?
Please email me any answers or workarounds to the version differences, any
features you would like to see in a new shell, or any other advice or
assistance you think would be helpful to someone relatively new to ASM doing
something relatively complex.
I am also having problems in the following areas: 85 emulation; support for
icons and longnames*; getting a list of programs and strings installed; and
testing the battery level. Please email me any suggestions you have in these
areas.
*A longname is a format I am considering where, instead of listing programs
by their variable name, showing a string similar to the title string but
shorter. After the lines ".dw title" and the less common ".dw icon" a
programmer would add ".dw longname" and then declare the string longname:
title: .db "My Program v4.2 (c)2000 by Me",0
icon: .db "11100010", etc.
longname: .db "My Program",0
Thus the title string, containing name/author/version/copyright, need not be
displayed except on request, freeing up more screen real estate to list more
programs simultaneously. I welcome programmers of games and shells to support
this new format, unless you think it's a bad idea. Please email me and tell
me what you think of it so I can decide whether to keep it or dump it.
-- Jonathan Marcus
Appelkore@aol.com
irc: appelkore
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