tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6668226949459652274.post4818750608645143249..comments2024-03-12T07:22:27.476-07:00Comments on Plogue R&D: ROM Trojaning the Super Cassette VisionplgDavidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10861444119468585310noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6668226949459652274.post-5729855215906923782009-09-22T09:10:36.226-07:002009-09-22T09:10:36.226-07:00Well, we had to use MLX for assembly language, of ...Well, we had to use MLX for assembly language, of course, People WANTED to type in SpeedScript and have a real word processor for the cost of a magazine.<br /><br />But his point is that he learned a lot typing in BASIC programs, and nothing from typing in MLX. And as the bar for what we bought went higher, less and less of what we accepted was in BASIC.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6668226949459652274.post-16441258522885254212009-09-22T06:33:04.787-07:002009-09-22T06:33:04.787-07:00People fast on the number keys (no num pad on c64/...People fast on the number keys (no num pad on c64/vic20 though) could type it faster than <br /><br /> lda #$20<br /> sta $912d ;Clear T2 flag<br /> lda #lo timer2speed_c<br /> sta $9128<br /> lda #hi timer2speed_c<br /> sta $9129<br /><br />Or whatever :)<br />I never got as far as MLX 2 with the bare hex code. I really did most of that monkeying in automatic proofreader on my Vic-20.<br /><br plgDavidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10861444119468585310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6668226949459652274.post-65692537666678347542009-09-21T22:09:52.150-07:002009-09-21T22:09:52.150-07:00Great story.
I happen to have worked at COMPUTE!&...Great story.<br /><br />I happen to have worked at COMPUTE!'s Gazette. My opinion of MLX is mixed. I had an older gentleman come up to me at a World of Commodore show and ask me what the hell anyone was learning typing in MLX programs. I think he had a point. A couple years later, ALL the type-ins were gone, of course.<br /><br />I can't wait for your product. I did a bunch of 6502 for Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com