Re: ROM disassembly for TOS

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From: David Megginson
Date: Sat, 09 Sep 1989 12:39

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I agree with Atari that program developers should KEEP THEIR HANDS OFF
anything to do with a ROM disassembly!  With very little work, it
is possible to write a program which will run on any screen size,
resolution or future TOS.  Why hack around?  I'm sorry, but except for
the case of OS patches (FATSpeed, etc.) I have little respect for
programmers who fool around with undocumented calls, because they are
cheating both themselves and their users.

All said, I would still like to see a disassembly of the ROMs, so that
some brilliant company could rewrite it and market a cheap, multi-
tasking TOS (for those who want it, of course).  If you're not willing
to do it at Atari, let someone else have a go at it!

         David Megginson <MEGGIN@vm.epas.utoronto.ca>

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