Re: Alternate 'shell' for Commodore computers using the same kernel

From: Michal Pleban <*lists_at_michau.name*> Date: Tue, 17 May 2022 12:22:55 +0200 Message-ID: <b5af41de-28ca-1ee1-6f75-107a353fd61c_at_michau.name> · lists_at_michau.name

groepaz_at_gmx.net wrote on 16.05.2022 23:16:

>> I understand that. Are those "lot of programs" not BASIC based? Or does also
>> assembler coded programs use BASIC routines?
> 
> There are a few routines in BASIC ROM that are used in many asm programs...
> "print string" is one of them, for example ($ab1e)

Not to mention that PRG files are essentially BASIC programs. Most of 
them contain just a single BASIC command SYS which transfers control to 
the machine language program, but it's still there and is required to 
run the rest of the program. You would need to handle this.

Regards,
Michau.