Re: Apple II weather display

[Michael J. Mahon <mjmahon@aol.com>]

Osgeld <osgeld@cheesefactory.us> wrote:
> 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.
> 
> 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

The only issue is finding and "protecting" a couple K of memory that the BC
will leave alone. 

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