MSER001@ECNCDC.BITNET (02/13/89)
I made a 65c02 handheld computer about 1 year ago, with a seiko 4x20lcd screen. Its battery operated and extreamly small...its intentions were to create a data logger and switch access to allow external devices(eg toys..) to be turned on for disabled children. The problem I am having..is that All my code is assembly..(I really dont have the time to create each program by hand in assembly)..even though functions such as clock on interupt must still be in assembly.. Since the code must be ROMable...uses ROM for program, I was wondering if anyone knows of any higher level language that is compact, no libraries or anything like that needed, and will allow me to create a ROMable program. Thanks for any replys... Scott Hutinger (Where did all the time go?)
MSER001@ECNCDC.BITNET (02/17/89)
Here is a little bit more information about the LITTLE handheld. To keep hardware costs down, I am using 1 8KROM and 1 8KStatic RAM. This leads to a semi small program area in ram. I have MicroSparc Assembler...Aztec C..ibm->apple II version. Since I really prefer to use c, has anyone used something like a small C that doesnt need much runtime code, and can actually create romable code? I really dont need any library stuff, just a small high level language so more programs can be created in less time. As I was reminded, MicroSparc does have Macro's..and could create some custom macros...except the code it creates is really pretty bad if you have looked at it. Since I need to keep stuff at a premium...guess assembly is the only possibility? In this day and age I would think that a nice small subset of c could create what I need. Guess I should have said more about memory on my first posting, as a few people I could not return mail..it bounced and I dont know the net well enough yet to create a good path. Anyway, thanks to the people that responded. Scott Hutinger