Ideas for new 41 roms Message #1 Posted by gene wright on 13 Sept 2010, 8:02 p.m.
Monte's upcoming 41CL got me to thinking...what other ROM ideas are possible?
here are some suggestions for those of you who know how to do this!
1) ROM(s) containing all the FOCAL programs from the HP solution books. I know those are available in .raw files at TOS. Perhaps these could be converted into some ROM images? This would be great and maybe not THAT difficult since they would not have to be keyed in?
2) A fixed PPC ROM module? The module had a bug where a global GTO BE instruction was the loop GTO in the Block Exchange routine. Be nice if that could be fixed so the PPC rom in the 41CL could be perfect. :-)
3) Are there any already developed MCODE routines for a variable TONE and / or Variable Length pause? These were a couple of the potential functions that almost made the PPC rom but were pulled out at the last minute. Any actual MCDOE routines for these exist out there?
4) How about a rom image of "Dungeon of Doom" from Datafile a few years ago? One of the better dungeon games and a royal pain to key in. Should run nice and fast in 41CL turbo mode. The barcode is in a Datafile issue.
5) A rom image would be a nice place to have Roger Hill's ultimate 41 calendar printer program since space is not an issue. :-)
6) Some of the routines from John Dearing's 41 Tips and Routines book might be nice to have in a rom.
Again, these are just ideas. :-) Of them, #1 above is the one that I suspect might be most useful.
P.S. One reason I'm asking about this now is that it would be nice if some of these things are done before the 41CL starts being sold..which I hope is soon.
Edited: 13 Sept 2010, 8:08 p.m.
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