[Coco] MW Basic version of DCom was: Cocopedia update

Bob Devries devries.bob at gmail.com
Sun Aug 18 21:30:33 EDT 2013


Wayne,

I'm happy to asist you with this. I have an MM/1 and an Atari STe which run 
OS9/68K.

Regards, Bob Devries
Dalby, QLD, Australia

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Wayne Campbell" <asa.rand at gmail.com>
To: "CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts" <coco at maltedmedia.com>
Sent: Monday, August 19, 2013 11:23 AM
Subject: Re: [Coco] MW Basic version of DCom was: Cocopedia update


> On Aug 13, 2013 6:15 PM, "Bob Devries" <devries.bob at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> Hi Wayne,
>>
>> Thanks for your efforts to this obviously complex system.
>>
>> Have you ever had the opportunity to compare Basic09 with MW Basic for
> the 68000 version of OS9?
>>
>> I'm sure that those few of us here who still use the MM/1 and/or other
> OS9/68K computers would be interested to know whether there is enough
> similarity to be able to construct a version of DCom/decode for Basic/68K.
>>
>> Regards, Bob Devries
>> Dalby, QLD, Australia
>
> Hi Bob,
>
> I have been thinking about this. A collaborative effort could return a
> faster result, in my opinion.
>
> I can put together a quick routine that will load and pack under level 2.
> My understanding is that you can load level 2 source into MW Basic and it
> will load and run. I have never tested this. If it is true, then decoding
> OSK Basic I-Code will be easier. I will provide a copy of the source. You
> pack it, then dump the I-Code module to a text file and send it to me.
> Comparisons with the L2 version will tell us much.
>
> If you are interested, we can start soon. I will write the code and email
> it to you.
>
> Wayne
>
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