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Re: 0.25k Programming Contest!
- Subject: Re: 0.25k Programming Contest!
- From: ballwebr@mycroft.ECE.ORST.EDU (Brian Ballweber)
- Date: 1995/04/03
- Followup-to: comp.sys.apple2.programmer,comp.sys.apple2
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2.programmer, comp.sys.apple2
- Organization: Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, Oregon State University
- References: <3lmgpq$k5q@cville-srv.wam.umd.edu>
Geoff Weiss - The Doctor (iigs@wam.umd.edu) wrote:
: >(5) 256 bytes maximum object code size.
: The original PC contest wanted code AND data to all fit in 256 bytes.
: Here is a question I have: Does bank 0 locations count as data? If
: you are using JSR $FDED to display characters, then $24 and $25 will
: get modified. I think this should be ok, but you can't use bank 0
: for your own data (you may read and set known bank 0 locations,
: i.e. find cursor location, turn on/off inverse, etc...)
That seems kinda a picky point, i think the general idea is that the
program must be "self-contained" within 256 bytes, bank zero locations
such as you described are more i/o locations than permanent storage. If
you were to consider them as part of the data it would be like considering
a toolbox call as part of the code...
- Brian