Re: SuperPET 6809 software - porting to other platforms

From: Bill Degnan <billdegnan_at_gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 4 Jan 2023 11:51:30 -0500
Message-ID: <CABGJBucWbzkqShWtgtbD3cFBMx=bz9spfgQFf4R5dS7_c2DMVw_at_mail.gmail.com>
...you also can use a superpet in regular mode for the time being....

On Wed, Jan 4, 2023 at 11:18 AM smf <smf_at_null.net> wrote:

> Porting software between hardware is really easy, until it isn't.
> Sometimes it's just easier to take the binary and patch it, I've even
> hand created relocation tables where the target platform had a different
> memory layout. I found this much much easier than converting the binary
> back to source and then reassembling it (it also allows you to
> distribute the source to your patch as it won't infringe any copyright).
>
> As long as the target platform has the same functionality that works in
> the same way then you're fine.
>
> Screen and keyboard should be relatively easy, though you will likely
> have to deal with PETSCII/ASCII differences. commodore dos might be
> tricky to map, depending on what functionality it uses.
>
> On 03/01/2023 18:39, Micah Bly wrote:
> > is there anything in there that would make it super hard to port to
> another 6809 platform?
>
>
Received on 2023-01-04 18:02:44

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