27 May
1997
27 May
'97
2:59 p.m.
On Tue, 27 May 1997, Barry Peterson wrote:
On Tue, 27 May 1997 09:40:48 -0700, someone said:
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It was to be a machine-independent interpreted pseudo-machine code
(hmmm...), much
the same as Java is today. I remember versions of the P-code
intepreter for IBM-PC and Apple II, as well as TI. (There were also
versions for non-consumer machines such as Teraks)
Theoretically, a p-code compiled program would run on any of these
systems (of course, differences in screen size and disk format made
things a little more involved. . .)
- TI 99/4A "P-Code Module", whatever the
heck that is (goes in the
expansion bay)
The P-Code card allows you to run "universal" software. It never
really caught on. I have the software, UCSD Pascal stuff mainly.