RE: Data Becker CBM-8000 hi-res graphics

From: silverdr_at_wfmh.org.pl
Date: Fri, 08 Sep 2017 20:00:03 +0300
Message-ID: <3C910EB9-C2DE-4FD5-865D-46788F9914EF@wfmh.org.pl>
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On 8 September 2017 14:38:47 EEST, "Baltissen, GJPAA (Ruud)" <ruud.baltissen@apg.nl> wrote:
>Hallo Patryk,
>
>
>> If I may (rather strongly ;-) suggest - for standard ROMs like the
>BASIC it would be really good to use the "standard" naming as defined
>in e.g. the "Mapping" book:
>
>My very first thought: why?

Basically for two things:

- source code compatibility, which includes 
- includes compatibility 

- potentially easier cross reference 

>
>Funny thing, I used this standard naming just until some days ago.
>Precisely: when I started the disassembly of the 8032 ROM. From the
>beginning on I was more or less annoyed by the abbreviations used by
>Commodore like "FA" for "current device number".  Hey man, we don't
>live in the '80s anymore where bytes were more expensive than gold :)
>So I decided to replace all names by, IMHO, more decent ones. And you
>are lucky that I restricted my self to names with a maximum of 14 chars
>:)

 It does not matter much if it is six or eight or fourteen. More if it is consistent and compatible with existing informational and programming material. Obviously you can create a new standard naming but it will take a while until the relevant material is rewritten to use it.

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