> How about a Run Your Code In RAM contest? Run whatever you want in ROM at
> powerup, but you must jump to RAM before displaying anything and never
> jump out. This opens up all sorts of programmer trickery.. we assembler
> veterans know that self-modifying code can do a lot in very little space.
>
> If you're running code in RAM and RAM alone, never accessing the ROM
> address space, I wonder if it's possible to pull out a cartridge or
> Supercharger without disturbing the running code... if so, this could turn
> into the No-Cartridge 2600 contest.
Hell, I'd enter this one!
Those interested in this sort of contest should definitely check out the
program contest held for the Manchester Mark I 50th Anniversary, which
passed a few months or so back. There were some pretty neat programs, and
the programming of the thing... well, it was lovely :)
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