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Date   : Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:58:06 +0000
From   : robert@... (Rob)
Subject: Basic6809 1.00

On 07/11/2009, Rick Murray <rick@...> wrote:
> Rob wrote:
>
>>>    $.BUILD_IT
>> ...
>> $ ?!?!
>
> Yeah, as in a nod to Acorn filename systems, but invent your own path or
> just imagine "it's the teletext code floppy". :-)

Floppy ??!?  :-p

>
>
>> $.PaidWork.Bulk.Source.barerom/s
>      ^^^^^^^^ <smile>

Yep, those were the days, indeed ..

>> for an esoteric most-definitely-non-hayes Racal Milgo modem
>  > I got from Tandy..
>
> <the dim spark of distant synapses firing>
> Wide flattish long grey-brown thing with a yucky front panel?

deep flattish thing.  Infuriating for trying to get through to busy
BBSs though, as it fully implemented number blacklisting when it hit
engaged tones.

>
>
>> EQUS "6502 roolz ok! :-)"
>> EQUB 0
>
> :-) You sound like you figured that out quicker than it took me to write it!

lol possibly!

>
>
>> If you were to see these bytes in, say, a Beeb utility ROM disassembly:
>> 82 23 82 76 83 0A 83 9F 84 16 84 F0
>> what would you think it was?
>
> Can't think too hard. Sorry. I got up for work at 03h30 (02h30 UK time).
> So now, at 01h15, I'm kinda tired.

Try that with being woken by a baby half way through .. :-s

> The &0A bothers me, though. Newline
> character. There's high-ASCII in there, so either we're looking at MODE7
>   stuff, some sort of data, or actual code. Not plain ASCII.

Who said anything about ASCII? The clue was 'Beeb ROM" .. think 16 bit
numbers ...

>
>> Totally agree with using comments and long variable names.  The above
>> mentioned source code I've not looked at for at least 20 years,
>
> Gee, doesn't that make you feel old?

Indeed .... just posted some code over at STH ,,, comments at the top
said (C) Me 1985 ..


>
> [I reminisce quite a bit on my b.log; I find I can remember my way
> around the twisty maze of passageways (all alike) that was boarding
> school, but I'll be damned if I can remember what I ate for dinner
> (supper) yesterday!]

lol.  but dinner is boring, twisty mazes are memorable..

Rob
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