Re: Apple II weather display

["Bill Garber" <willy46pa@comcast.net>]

"Osgeld" <osgeld@cheesefactory.us> wrote in message news:b903
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> Thanks for the interest!
>
> keep in mind I was just having fun with my apple and yea
> there are a billion ways to do it better.

Gosh, I hope not. I'm having troubles enough with the 1000's. :)

> yes beagle compiler is used along with a memory driver and
> fast hplot. I originally went with the compiler because
> I thought I was going to do most of the XPM image decoding
> on the apple, though after seeing transfer times while trying
> to not loose any characters in the buffer, in basic,  it would
> not be practical in this implementation.
>
> I wanted to use shape tables, I spent a while messing with hi
> writer and font mechanic and I could not get either to play
> nice with beagle compiler, though this was still back when
> I was trying to shovel as much work as possible to the Apple
> and the compiler was required IMO

Bill