Re: loading data from a zshell into main memory

To: CALC-TI@LISTS.PPP.TI.COM
Subject: Re: loading data from a zshell into main memory
From: Reinier Zwitserloot <R.Zwitserloot@BTINTERNET.COM>
Date: Sat, 20 Sep 1997 07:56:03 GMT
Organization: BT Internet
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Reply-To: Reinier Zwitserloot <R.Zwitserloot@BTINTERNET.COM>
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Use the var functions in Usgard, or, if you want to make it for
zshell, simply write a routine that scans the VAT and either works
with, say, the 'x' var already there or create one.

Now the problem comes in:

you need to convert your number into TI's format. it's not integer.
ie; you cant just load '5' into x to emulate 5->x. I don't know what
the format is. perhaps it's the intel standard IEEE floating point. My
bet: make an asm program that spits out in string form the contents of
variable x. ie: you write 5->x and then you run your asm program which
makes the string. send it to your computer, and analyse. If you have
only a few numbers to put into x, just get the correct numbers this
way and store them in your program, that selects the right one when it
needs to store it's variable. It's not that easy, though, as you see.

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loading data from a zshell into main memory

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