Date: Mon, 10 Feb 1997 19:23:21 -0600 (CST)
From: "Colin W. Glenn" <cwg01 AT gnofn DOT org>
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Subject: Re: [opendos] 7k mouse driver
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On Mon, 10 Feb 1997 mharris AT blackwidow DOT saultc DOT on DOT ca wrote:
> On Fri, 7 Feb 1997, Colin W. Glenn wrote:
<SWISH!>
> > IF the driver is compiled by a Good Compiler, it leaves a tiny footprint.
> IF the driver is written in 100% ASM by a good programmer, it
> leaves a smaller footprint.

You are, of course, right, namely because the first language I learned is
assembly, and golden rule one is, write as little as possible to get the
job done without sacrificing safety.

As an example, I got interested in a program's disk usage and wrote a TSR
which would trap INT21's and see if it was a disk access.  If yes, it
dumped the registar contents and return address to the printer, else it
jumped to the original entry point for INT21.  I stacked three registars
if the result was yes and worked with AX, DX, & BP.

> > > Hope that's useful, and hope there isn't a huge mouse driver thread coming..
> > Eeek!  There's a mouse in my filesystems thread!
> Yip, definately.  I can see it coming.  Thats ok, I'm prepared...
> :o)
Mousetrap.

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