[Coco] real-time mouse cursor

[Darren A.]

>> 

>> I mostly use the following VSYNC subroutine in all of my screen updating 

>> stuff.

>> 

>> VSYNC   TST     $FF02

>> a@      TST     $FF03

>>         BPL     a@

>>         RTS

>> 

> 

> That's the way to use the PIA interrupt but as time is crucial, I'd 

> suggest in-line code rather than a subroutine. That will remove the 

> cycles needed to BSR or JSR and RTS.

> 

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When possible, I would also recommend avoiding the TST instruction in time-critical code. If either A or B do not need to be preserved, its faster to use an LD:

        LDA     $FF02
a@     LDA    $FF03
        BPL     a@

And if X or U don't need to be preserved, you can save one more cycle within the loop at the expense of a one-time penalty of 3 cycles on entry:

        LDU    #$FF03
        LDA     -1,U
a@     LDA    ,U
        BPL     a@


Darren


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