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Re: Redesigning a new PROM for //e and //c hardware



On Monday, November 5, 2012 4:23:34 AM UTC-8, Benoit0123 wrote:
> Hello,
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> My asking is for the existence of a project which goal is to rewrite the
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> PROM content, by "refactoring" Applesoft code so that this code could
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> benefit for a potential enhanced CPU within the host (either CMOS 65C02 or a
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> 65802).
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> The code space reduction could benefit for implementing more features for
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> the monitor or for Applesoft itself.
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> However, the design should be very conservative in order to maintain code
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> compatibility with countless utilities that call ROM Applesoft routine.
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> I've read in a past issue of A.A.L. that a Debug //e ROM exists, but no
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> concrete facts about what feature has been sacrified/enhanced/added?
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> Thank you for any information on this,
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> Regards,
> 
> Benoît

A good friend of mine wrote a kick ass non-autostart f-8 rom back in the day ,  it showed hex and and cool stuff off to the far right side of the 6502 list!   He tells me it gave a lot of info when cracking back then .   Would be kewl to write this one into a prom for the //e or //c!   


Patrick.