Storm-2 (Re:New text editor for Spectrumists) — ZXNet «real.speccy»

From Yuri Voynalovich To All 25 July 1999

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╞╣ayya, Sergey!
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├┤it was a hot summer day in the yard (Tue 13 Jul 1999, 17:30:01), but Sergey
Movchan tried to talk with Dmitry Lomov about Storm-2 (Re: New text editor for
Spectrumists)

DL>> one thing I can say for its intended purpose - on a 128 machine it won’t even
DL>> start.
SM> It’s a pity... your program, before it was released, has already lost, in my
SM> person, one of the most ardent fans :-(

But it has acquired others.. ;)
And if you look from the other side, isn’t it time to expand computer?

DL>> everyone was screaming that few programs use extended
DL>> memory, so here you go, not from Uncle Bill, but from me
SM> And everyone was screaming not for support for _ONLY_ extended memory,
SM> but for transparent support for _any_ memory.

So there will be a typical example of a program cut down to 128K ;(
But asm is such a thing that in it, running at 128K is not the main thing.

SM> So, the subzha’s fans will decrease...

A controversial issue ;)

With best regards, Yuri Voynalovich.
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From Roman Milukov To All 30 July 1999

YV> This would be a typical example of a program cut down to 128K ;(
YV> But the ASM thing is that running it at 128K is not the main thing.

Isn’t it possible to somehow make it work at 128K, at least somehow
tightly truncated, and with more RAM already in full mode with all the comfort?
Then there would be an incentive was expanding like a hook in a worm;)))

All the best.
Sincerely Roman.

From Dmitry Lomov To All 3 August 1999

RM> Is it possible to do something so that it can work at 128K, at least
RM> somehow tightly truncated,

yeah, without a compiler, for example ;)
please, but then the zero bank will become inaccessible. compiled down or to disk, do not use IF and local labels. will it suit you?

All the best.
Dmitry.

... LD..X-TRADE... [ZX]

From Roman Milukov To All 5 August 1999

DL> yeah, without a compiler, for example ;)
DL> please, but then the zero jar will become inaccessible. compiled down or to
DL> disk, do not use IF and local labels. will it suit you?

It will suit you!
Let it be compiled to disk. If it also works through #3D13.
IF and local tags are for large things, and small things will do without them.
And when you try to use all this, let him ask for additional RAM in capital letters.
;)