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by Loki » Mon 22 Aug, 2005 10:37 pm
reverse polish notation = bad
2 2 +....no way mate
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by CoBB » Tue 23 Aug, 2005 7:28 am
C? Haha. Why don't you just look at some Ezasm code? Here's an example:
http://www.ticalc.org/archives/files/fi ... 27198.html
It's little more than just a set of macros.
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by coelurus » Tue 23 Aug, 2005 10:23 am
What about, say, z80? That's quick
I had a look at that ezasm game... Just geez, asm looks a whole lot more inviting. What's the problem with learning asm anyway?
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by threefingeredguy » Tue 23 Aug, 2005 1:47 pm
I tried ez asm. asm was easier. No offense, but macros are teh suck.
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by Spengo » Tue 23 Aug, 2005 4:39 pm
I thought z80 was the processor, not a programming language.
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by pacHa » Tue 23 Aug, 2005 5:57 pm
Right. But since every processor has its asm, we say 'z80', 'x86', 'ppc' etc.
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by Loki » Tue 23 Aug, 2005 10:48 pm
righty-o then, i'll give z80 another whack...just hope i dont lose everything in a freak computer crash and lose interest like the last 3 times
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by Spencer » Tue 23 Aug, 2005 11:03 pm
Once you see what you'll be able to do, it'll be difficult to lose interest.
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by Loki » Wed 24 Aug, 2005 2:45 am
I dunno mate, i lose interest in things kinda easily...maybe i should stick with VB4 till i get that down, then go on to bigger things...Now, if only I could keep my mind on track...
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by threefingeredguy » Wed 24 Aug, 2005 3:06 am
No way, assembly is awesome. It can be programmed on any machine you can get it on! z80 on calcs and old nintendo stuff (you can make nintendo games for emulators). 68k on nice calculators and mac os 1 through 9. MIPS on a PC for making insane, uh, not...viruses. And lots of other stuff! It also teaches you about how a computer works.
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by Loki » Wed 24 Aug, 2005 10:38 pm
Good point...well, alright..I'll finish up this little project of mine in TI-BASIC, then i'll get into z80 again.
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by cjgone » Fri 26 May, 2006 11:20 pm
Hmm, the first time I started z80 asm none of my programs work. TASM is case sensitive and you must tab all code to the right. Some websites with source codes capitalize thingsa that aren't supposed to be.
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by Treefrog » Sat 27 May, 2006 5:39 am
Basic works if you're good at it
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by CompWiz » Sat 27 May, 2006 3:08 pm
Treefrog wrote: Basic works if you're good at it
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Faster language than BASIC
Basic is ok for some things, but for others, it's simply not fast enough. smooth scrolling, greyscale, raycasting, sound, and any program that requires some speed really requires asm, or at the very least asm libs like xlib