RE: A92: [tie] - TI expansion
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RE: A92: [tie] - TI expansion
However FARGO is an ugly name, rigth? (only kidding! :)
----- Original Message -----
From: Bryan Rabeler <rabelerb@pilot.msu.edu>
To: <assembly-92@lists.ticalc.org>
Sent: Friday, October 08, 1999 2:59 PM
Subject: Re: A92: [tie] - TI expansion
>
> AFAIK, David Ellsworth isn't programming Fargo anymore. I haven't heard
> from him in many months, maybe a year.
>
> And if I were you, I wouldn't name your shell Fargo, for a couple of
> reasons.
>
> 1.) Give respect to David, he probably doesn't want you to release
something
> with a name he thought up for his own shell.
> 2.) To limit the confusion in the TI community about shells. As it is,
> there are already half a dozen shells for the 89 already, and it would
just
> add to the confusion if some had the same name.
>
> I believe that Fargo sources can be recompiled for PlusShell fairly
easily,
> without much modification. PlusShell uses many libraries that are ported
> from Fargo (such as the Util library being essentially the same as Flib).
> But yes, I agree with what you are trying to say (I think), that programs
> made for the TI-89/92+ can't be compiled for the TI-92. It is a big mess
> right now, and believe me - it will become a larger mess when AMS 2.00
comes
> out.
>
> Bryan
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: David Kühling <dkuehlin@hell1og.be.schule.de>
> To: <assembly-92@lists.ticalc.org>
> Sent: Friday, October 08, 1999 5:28 AM
> Subject: Re: A92: [tie] - TI expansion
>
>
> >
> > Hallo!
> >
> > This project seems very interesting. A shell compatible to TI-92/89/+
> > would solve a lot of problems. It was a terrible idea to make PlusShell
> > sources incompatible to Fargo sources. So everybody who owns a TI-92
> > can't profit by the lots of software which is being developed for the
> > TI-89 and TI-92+. (This is certainly due to almost all TI-92
> > programmers bought a + module which replace their TI-92, so they
> > can't program for it any more... But I think although there aren't
> > many programmers for the TI-92 there are plenty of users.)
> >
> > My question is, whether your "Fargo" has something to do with the
> > original Fargo by David Ellsworth, or are you just creating a new
> > assembly shell from the scratch and name it Fargo?
> > I'm just asking since I thought that David Ellsworth is working at
> > Fargo III which was (as far as I know) supposed to be TI-92+
> > compatible.
> >
> > I will soon have some free time in my october hollidays, so if you
> > send me your sources, information etc. I'll see what I can do.
> >
> > David Kühling
> >
> > >
> > > Hi
> > >
> > > You know, I'm developing a new version of Fargo (68kP compatible). I
> want
> > > to release the sourcecode, since I can't get it working (installation
is
> > > ok, but after pressing SHIFT ON it often crashes). Also the BASIC fork
> > > redirection should work.
> > >
> > > So my question is, who wants to help me
> > >
> > > Source will include:
> > >
> > > Backup modifier
> > > Kernel relocation program
> > > Kernel source
> > > And some other routines
> > >
> > > So please help - it will be helpful for us
> > >
> > > Greeting
> > >
> > > --
> > > TriX
> > > http://mxm.ticalc.org
> >
> >
>
>
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