Re: A89: Re: On-calc Compiler

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Subject: Re: A89: Re: On-calc Compiler
From: "Mathew Ryden" <dryden19-2@idt.net>
Date: Sat, 19 Sep 1998 18:43:34 -0500
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>That's the beauty of Flash ROM (or the archive memory).  One could make
>an on-calc assembler that would first copy, at a minimum, the program
>you are coding to archive memory before assembling and executing the
>program.  This way if you were to crash the calc (and most likely, write
>over some of the RAM), you would at least have the program backed-up in
>archive memory (so you could then try to identify the bug and try
>again).

I realized this as I was typing my response.  The train of thought...

>> and if the calculator locked up, you would have to put it back on
>> (wait, no you wouldn't...).

followed by

>> The program to do compile wouldn't fill up the ROM, and would speed up
the development of programs.

See, I'm not as stupid as I look (wait...)

There is a possible problem of accidently deleting te assembler and parts of
the OS though.  I'd work on this except that I can't get any, since I would
just drive over to Caculator's Inc.  Could someone get a start on this?

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