Re: A89: ** Doors OS v0.8 released **


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Re: A89: ** Doors OS v0.8 released **




>did you put it on ticalc.org or ?
 Yes it is now.
Sorry our page is currently not updated with Doors OS and maybe for quite a
long time..

>because I don't see .8 on your page either.  Thanks.
>
>P.S - I ordered a ti-89.. just haven't gotten it yet [next week hopefully!]
>-Ahmed
>
>At 09:40 PM 10/19/98 +0100, you wrote:
>>
>>Hi,
>>
>>We've just released Doors OS v0.8:
>>It is an assembly shell for both TI89 and TI92 Plus.
>>It uses the common file format we've decided with Rusty Wagner and which
>>allows the use of the programs on both TI89 and TI92 Plus.
>>
>>The Anti Crash protection is implemented !
>>When a error occurs, Doors takes control of the calculator and exits the
>>assembly program.
>>
>>Included are a few sample programs and two libraries:
>>	- userlib: idle_loop, random, exec, WriteCharXY etc.. are included here
>>	- graphlib: about 20 graphical functions:
>>		- gray4 and gray7 support
>>		- 2 clear screen functions (display status line or not)
>>		- draw dialog boxes (2 types of dialog boxes)
>>		- draw horizontal, vertical lines; draw frames
>>		- 3 putsprite functions
>>		- a fill function: black, white or video inversion: it is fast !
>>		- All can be used with grayscales !
>>		- only 1.9 Kb for this all.
>>
>>We included a 'moremem' program: it makes you have 64Kb Archive memory
>more !!
>>There are a few samples progs:
>>	- hello : the classic one
>>	- graytst : a 4 grayscale test program
>>	- graphtst: dialog box example.
>>
>>We added a few docs: RAM&ROM, file header, keyboard matrix, kernel info.
>>They are not completely finished and our english is quite bad but this
>>should help anyway.
>>
>>To programmers:
>>	Please read the docs to be sure that your progs will run on both 89 and 92
>>Plus.
>>	To port programs from Fargo, you should include the compat.h file. It
>>contains aliases for some functions and variables. But it may be not
>>sufficient for everything (VAT, a few keycodes,...)
>>
>>We hope you will enjoy it.
>>
>>
>>PS: If some one wants to help us to improve our english in the docs, he's
>>very welcome !
>>
>>
>>Xavier VASSOR
>>---The Doors Team
>>E-mail:xvassor@mail.dotcom.fr
>>Doors Homepage: http://doorshome.home.ml.org (not updated for Doors OS)
>>ICQ:10241721
>>
>>
>Ahmed El-Helw
>ahmed@ticalc.org
>http://www.ticalc.org
>_____________________________
>http://hail.icestorm.net/asm
>ICQ : 3350394
>


Xavier VASSOR
---The Doors Team
E-mail:xvassor@mail.dotcom.fr
Doors Homepage: http://doorshome.home.ml.org (not updated for Doors OS)
ICQ:10241721


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