TIB: Re: TI-Basic Digest V1 #116
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TIB: Re: TI-Basic Digest V1 #116
> However, if a person cannot
>write efficient programs in Basic, Assembly will not necessarily be a
>good thing.
I agree w/ you there
>For one thing, you are taking a risk that your program can cause more
>like unexpected crashes. You'll need to rewrite your program every time
>someone else runs shouting "Hey, I wrote a new shell!" or face the fact
>that your program will become unusable as the shell you *were* using
>gets upgraded or obsolete.
I program for TI-83's this is obsolite considering all you need is
Send(9prgmNAME
I don't know why anyone would want shells on this calc.
>Then there's the deal with ROM versions. Shell developers must keep
>upgrading *their* programs so that it will comply with the new versions.
>Think about FargoII for a second. They are trying to make a program for
>the new version and finding that it is not very backwards compatible.
TI said that it would keep all calc calls backwards compatiable to avoid that
very problem
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