Date   : Sat, 07 Nov 2009 01:20:22 +0100
From   : rick@... (Rick Murray)
Subject: Basic6809 1.00

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". :-)


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


> 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?


> EQUS "6502 roolz ok! :-)"
> EQUB 0

:-) You sound like you figured that out quicker than it took me to write it!


 > ASCII is ASCII whatever it's surrounded by!

Yeah, you need some random control codes.


> 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. 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.


> 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?

[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!]


Best wishes,

Rick.

-- 
Rick Murray, eeePC901 & ADSL WiFI'd into it, all ETLAs!
BBC B: DNFS, 2 x 5.25" floppies, EPROM prog, Acorn TTX
E01S FileStore, A3000/A5000/RiscPC/various PCs/blahblah...