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- From: jjmcwill@mtu.edu (Jeff McWilliams)
- Subject: Re: Looking for source code from Analog
- Message-ID: <1992Dec31.182458.24701@mtu.edu>
- Organization: Michigan Technological University
- References: <1992Dec30.065433.23008@mtu.edu> <72698@cup.portal.com>
- Date: Thu, 31 Dec 1992 18:24:58 GMT
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- In article <72698@cup.portal.com> Rick_Michael_Cortese@cup.portal.com writes:
- >Yes! Other then simple stuff like right margin, I'd like another
- >VBI vector. Since the XL series only have 2 joysticks, they currently
- >read the first 4 pots, then copy those values into the next 4 pot regs.
- >I would like that to be replaced with start-up code that puts an RTS
- >some where in RAM, then jumps to it rather then copy the pot values.
- >That way, all you would have to do is put your continuation code after
- >the RTS, a JMP <ROUTINE> or actual routine, then just store a NOP where
- >the RTS used to be. Your routine would then run every VBI & would be
- >simplier then the current process.
-
- Hmm, that sounds interesting. But where would you put the VBI vector?
- Down on Page Zero somewhere? You would have to steal 3 bytes, for the
- JMP ADDR to replace the RTS. Well, I'll be sure and get the hardware
- debugged and built as soon as I get the parts.... so that I can
- publish the modification. It sounds like we could see some really
- interesting operating system upgrades come out of this hardware project.
-
-
- Jeff McWilliams
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- Jeff McWilliams jjmcwill@mtu.edu EE Engineer --> Michigan Tech.
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