Re: [stella] More Motivation :-)

Subject: Re: [stella] More Motivation :-)
From: Jeff Johnston <jeffryj@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 10 Jul 2002 16:30:24 -0700 (MST)

On Tue, 9 Jul 2002, Mark De Smet wrote:

> copy 1kfile.bin+1kfile.bin 2kfile.bin

don't forget /b to copy in binary mode:
copy /b 1kfile.bin + 1kfile.bin 2kfile.bin

calamari


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> This will create a 2k binary called 2kfile.bin from a 1k binary called
> 1kfile.bin
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> If you use unix, I will assume that you can figure out how to do this.
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> Alternatively, if you don't want to double it, use your eprom programmer
> to load the image instead of starting at the beginning, have it start in
> the last 1k.
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> This sounds kinda like the "smallest code" project I did a while back.
> Quite a few suggestions from this list got it down quite far.  I lost all
> my work from back then so I don't have the code anymore, but the result
> was only 38 bytes.  Here is the original thread:
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> http://www.biglist.com/lists/stella/archives/199909/msg00006.html
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> Mark
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> On Mon, 8 Jul 2002, Thomas Jentzsch wrote:
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> > Manuel wrote:
> > > Maybe you already know, the annual 1K Minigame competition is running
> > > again.
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> > > So, right now I'm thinking of ways to finish a playable 1K version of
> > > "Star Fire" in time. Maybe... :-)
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> > > Just thought to let you all know, to have some competition :-)
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> > 1K is very tough for a machine where the hardware is so much limited and you have no OS you can utilize. But it's a nice challenge. :-)
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> > BTW: You can make 2K ROMs too. Just set the ORG for the last four bytes to $F7FC.
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> > Have fun!
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