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StarInfo/Harris/

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Filename: StarInfo/Harris/
Read OK:
File size: 07BE bytes
Load address: 0000
Exec address: 0000
File contents
    1REM 256 byte program
    2N$ = "$.Projects.256bytes.�"
    3DIM code% 256
    4REM: Registers
    5REM: R0-R3 are scratch
    6code = 4
    7guess = 5
    8pegs = 6
    9mask = 7
   10count = 8
   11attempt = 9
   12workspace = 12
   13
   14L% = code% + 256
   15FOR opt% = 8 TO 11 STEP 3
   16 P% = code%
   17[ OPT opt%
   18  STMFD R13!,{R14}
   19  SWI 256+12
   20  SWI 256+181
   21  SWI "XOS_ReadMonotonicTime"
   22  MOV R1,#79
   23  MUL R0,R1,R0
   24  MOV R0,R0,LSL #16
   25  MOV R0,R0,LSR #16        ; low 16 bits only 0..65535
   26  CMP R0,#10240            ; must be exactly 5 digits long
   27  ADDLT R0,R0,#10240
   28  ADD R1,workspace,#3
   29  MOV R2,#8
   30  SWI "XOS_ConvertCardinal2" ; low 4 digits at R12+4
   31  MOV attempt,#0
   32  .getguess
   33    SWI "XOS_NewLine"        ; prompt
   34    SWI 256+ASC(":")
   35    ADD R0,workspace,#12
   36    MOV R1,#4
   37    MOV R2,#48
   38    MOV R3,#57
   39    SWI "XOS_ReadLine"
   40    BCS quit
   41    SWI "XOS_WriteS"
   42    DCB 11
   43    DCB 9
   44    DCB 9
   45    DCB 9
   46    DCB 9
   47    DCB 9
   48    DCB 9
   49    DCB 0
   50    ADD attempt,attempt,#1
   51    LDR guess,[workspace,#12]
   52    LDR code,[workspace,#4]
   53    MOV pegs,#4
   54    MOV count,#4
   55    MOV R0,#143
   56    .pegloop
   57      EOR R3,guess,code
   58      MOV mask,#255
   59    .andtst
   60      TST R3,mask
   61      SWIEQ "XOS_WriteC"
   62      BICEQ code,code,mask
   63      ORREQ guess,guess,mask
   64      SUBEQS pegs,pegs,#1
   65      TEQEQ R0,#143
   66      BEQ guessed
   67      MOVS mask,mask,LSL #8
   68      BNE andtst
   69      MOV R0,#ASC("o")
   70      MOV code,code,ROR #8
   71      SUBS count,count,#1
   72      BNE pegloop
   73    B getguess
   74  .guessed
   75    MOV R1,workspace
   76    MOV R0,attempt
   77    MOV R2,#8
   78    SWI "XOS_ConvertCardinal4"
   79    SWI "XOS_Write0"
   80    SWI "XOS_WriteS"
   81    EQUS " attempt"
   82    DCB 0
   83    ALIGN
   84    CMP attempt,#1
   85    SWINE 256+ASC("s")
   86.quit
   87  LDMFD R13!,{R15}^
   88.end%
   89]
   90NEXT
   91SYS "OS_File",10,N$,&FFF,,code%,end%
   92OSCLI "SetType " + N$ + " utility"
� 256 byte program
 N$ = "$.Projects.256bytes.�"
� code% 256
�: Registers
�: R0-R3 are scratch
code = 4

guess = 5
pegs = 6
	mask = 7


count = 8
attempt = 9
workspace = 12


L% = code% + 256
� opt% = 8 � 11 � 3
 P% = code%
[ OPT opt%
  STMFD R13!,{R14}
  SWI 256+12
  SWI 256+181
!  SWI "XOS_ReadMonotonicTime"
  MOV R1,#79
  MUL R0,R1,R0
  MOV R0,R0,LSL #16
:  MOV R0,R0,LSR #16        ; low 16 bits only 0..65535
>  CMP R0,#10240            ; must be exactly 5 digits long
  ADDLT R0,R0,#10240
  ADD R1,workspace,#3
  MOV R2,#8
8  SWI "XOS_ConvertCardinal2" ; low 4 digits at R12+4
  MOV attempt,#0
   .getguess
!)    SWI "XOS_NewLine"        ; prompt
"    SWI 256+�(":")
#    ADD R0,workspace,#12
$    MOV R1,#4
%    MOV R2,#48
&    MOV R3,#57
'    SWI "XOS_ReadLine"
(    BCS quit
)    SWI "XOS_WriteS"
*    DCB 11
+
    DCB 9
,
    DCB 9
-
    DCB 9
.
    DCB 9
/
    DCB 9
0
    DCB 9
1
    DCB 0
2    ADD attempt,attempt,#1
3!    LDR guess,[workspace,#12]
4    LDR code,[workspace,#4]
5    MOV pegs,#4
6    MOV count,#4
7    MOV R0,#143
8    .pegloop
9      � R3,guess,code
:      MOV mask,#255
;    .andtst
<      TST R3,mask
=      SWIEQ "XOS_WriteC"
>      BICEQ code,code,mask
?      �REQ guess,guess,mask
@      SUBEQS pegs,pegs,#1
A      TEQEQ R0,#143
B      BEQ guessed
C      MOVS mask,mask,LSL #8
D      BNE andtst
E      MOV R0,#�("o")
F      MOV code,code,ROR #8
G      SUBS count,count,#1
H      BNE pegloop
I    B getguess
J  .guessed
K    MOV R1,workspace
L    MOV R0,attempt
M    MOV R2,#8
N"    SWI "XOS_ConvertCardinal4"
O    SWI "XOS_Write0"
P    SWI "XOS_WriteS"
Q    EQUS " attempt"
R
    DCB 0
S
    ALIGN
T    CMP attempt,#1
U    SWINE 256+�("s")
V	.quit
W  LDMFD R13!,{R15}^
X	.end%
Y]
Z�
['ș "OS_File",10,N$,&FFF,,code%,end%
\"� "SetType " + N$ + " utility"
�
00000000  0d 00 01 16 f4 20 32 35  36 20 62 79 74 65 20 70  |..... 256 byte p|
00000010  72 6f 67 72 61 6d 0d 00  02 20 4e 24 20 3d 20 22  |rogram... N$ = "|
00000020  24 2e 50 72 6f 6a 65 63  74 73 2e 32 35 36 62 79  |$.Projects.256by|
00000030  74 65 73 2e b5 22 0d 00  03 0f de 20 63 6f 64 65  |tes.."..... code|
00000040  25 20 32 35 36 0d 00 04  10 f4 3a 20 52 65 67 69  |% 256.....: Regi|
00000050  73 74 65 72 73 0d 00 05  18 f4 3a 20 52 30 2d 52  |sters.....: R0-R|
00000060  33 20 61 72 65 20 73 63  72 61 74 63 68 0d 00 06  |3 are scratch...|
00000070  0c 63 6f 64 65 20 3d 20  34 0d 00 07 0d 67 75 65  |.code = 4....gue|
00000080  73 73 20 3d 20 35 0d 00  08 0c 70 65 67 73 20 3d  |ss = 5....pegs =|
00000090  20 36 0d 00 09 0c 6d 61  73 6b 20 3d 20 37 0d 00  | 6....mask = 7..|
000000a0  0a 0d 63 6f 75 6e 74 20  3d 20 38 0d 00 0b 0f 61  |..count = 8....a|
000000b0  74 74 65 6d 70 74 20 3d  20 39 0d 00 0c 12 77 6f  |ttempt = 9....wo|
000000c0  72 6b 73 70 61 63 65 20  3d 20 31 32 0d 00 0d 04  |rkspace = 12....|
000000d0  0d 00 0e 14 4c 25 20 3d  20 63 6f 64 65 25 20 2b  |....L% = code% +|
000000e0  20 32 35 36 0d 00 0f 17  e3 20 6f 70 74 25 20 3d  | 256..... opt% =|
000000f0  20 38 20 b8 20 31 31 20  88 20 33 0d 00 10 0f 20  | 8 . 11 . 3.... |
00000100  50 25 20 3d 20 63 6f 64  65 25 0d 00 11 0e 5b 20  |P% = code%....[ |
00000110  4f 50 54 20 6f 70 74 25  0d 00 12 16 20 20 53 54  |OPT opt%....  ST|
00000120  4d 46 44 20 52 31 33 21  2c 7b 52 31 34 7d 0d 00  |MFD R13!,{R14}..|
00000130  13 10 20 20 53 57 49 20  32 35 36 2b 31 32 0d 00  |..  SWI 256+12..|
00000140  14 11 20 20 53 57 49 20  32 35 36 2b 31 38 31 0d  |..  SWI 256+181.|
00000150  00 15 21 20 20 53 57 49  20 22 58 4f 53 5f 52 65  |..!  SWI "XOS_Re|
00000160  61 64 4d 6f 6e 6f 74 6f  6e 69 63 54 69 6d 65 22  |adMonotonicTime"|
00000170  0d 00 16 10 20 20 4d 4f  56 20 52 31 2c 23 37 39  |....  MOV R1,#79|
00000180  0d 00 17 12 20 20 4d 55  4c 20 52 30 2c 52 31 2c  |....  MUL R0,R1,|
00000190  52 30 0d 00 18 17 20 20  4d 4f 56 20 52 30 2c 52  |R0....  MOV R0,R|
000001a0  30 2c 4c 53 4c 20 23 31  36 0d 00 19 3a 20 20 4d  |0,LSL #16...:  M|
000001b0  4f 56 20 52 30 2c 52 30  2c 4c 53 52 20 23 31 36  |OV R0,R0,LSR #16|
000001c0  20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20  3b 20 6c 6f 77 20 31 36  |        ; low 16|
000001d0  20 62 69 74 73 20 6f 6e  6c 79 20 30 2e 2e 36 35  | bits only 0..65|
000001e0  35 33 35 0d 00 1a 3e 20  20 43 4d 50 20 52 30 2c  |535...>  CMP R0,|
000001f0  23 31 30 32 34 30 20 20  20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20  |#10240          |
00000200  20 20 3b 20 6d 75 73 74  20 62 65 20 65 78 61 63  |  ; must be exac|
00000210  74 6c 79 20 35 20 64 69  67 69 74 73 20 6c 6f 6e  |tly 5 digits lon|
00000220  67 0d 00 1b 18 20 20 41  44 44 4c 54 20 52 30 2c  |g....  ADDLT R0,|
00000230  52 30 2c 23 31 30 32 34  30 0d 00 1c 19 20 20 41  |R0,#10240....  A|
00000240  44 44 20 52 31 2c 77 6f  72 6b 73 70 61 63 65 2c  |DD R1,workspace,|
00000250  23 33 0d 00 1d 0f 20 20  4d 4f 56 20 52 32 2c 23  |#3....  MOV R2,#|
00000260  38 0d 00 1e 38 20 20 53  57 49 20 22 58 4f 53 5f  |8...8  SWI "XOS_|
00000270  43 6f 6e 76 65 72 74 43  61 72 64 69 6e 61 6c 32  |ConvertCardinal2|
00000280  22 20 3b 20 6c 6f 77 20  34 20 64 69 67 69 74 73  |" ; low 4 digits|
00000290  20 61 74 20 52 31 32 2b  34 0d 00 1f 14 20 20 4d  | at R12+4....  M|
000002a0  4f 56 20 61 74 74 65 6d  70 74 2c 23 30 0d 00 20  |OV attempt,#0.. |
000002b0  0f 20 20 2e 67 65 74 67  75 65 73 73 0d 00 21 29  |.  .getguess..!)|
000002c0  20 20 20 20 53 57 49 20  22 58 4f 53 5f 4e 65 77  |    SWI "XOS_New|
000002d0  4c 69 6e 65 22 20 20 20  20 20 20 20 20 3b 20 70  |Line"        ; p|
000002e0  72 6f 6d 70 74 0d 00 22  16 20 20 20 20 53 57 49  |rompt..".    SWI|
000002f0  20 32 35 36 2b 97 28 22  3a 22 29 0d 00 23 1c 20  | 256+.(":")..#. |
00000300  20 20 20 41 44 44 20 52  30 2c 77 6f 72 6b 73 70  |   ADD R0,worksp|
00000310  61 63 65 2c 23 31 32 0d  00 24 11 20 20 20 20 4d  |ace,#12..$.    M|
00000320  4f 56 20 52 31 2c 23 34  0d 00 25 12 20 20 20 20  |OV R1,#4..%.    |
00000330  4d 4f 56 20 52 32 2c 23  34 38 0d 00 26 12 20 20  |MOV R2,#48..&.  |
00000340  20 20 4d 4f 56 20 52 33  2c 23 35 37 0d 00 27 1a  |  MOV R3,#57..'.|
00000350  20 20 20 20 53 57 49 20  22 58 4f 53 5f 52 65 61  |    SWI "XOS_Rea|
00000360  64 4c 69 6e 65 22 0d 00  28 10 20 20 20 20 42 43  |dLine"..(.    BC|
00000370  53 20 71 75 69 74 0d 00  29 18 20 20 20 20 53 57  |S quit..).    SW|
00000380  49 20 22 58 4f 53 5f 57  72 69 74 65 53 22 0d 00  |I "XOS_WriteS"..|
00000390  2a 0e 20 20 20 20 44 43  42 20 31 31 0d 00 2b 0d  |*.    DCB 11..+.|
000003a0  20 20 20 20 44 43 42 20  39 0d 00 2c 0d 20 20 20  |    DCB 9..,.   |
000003b0  20 44 43 42 20 39 0d 00  2d 0d 20 20 20 20 44 43  | DCB 9..-.    DC|
000003c0  42 20 39 0d 00 2e 0d 20  20 20 20 44 43 42 20 39  |B 9....    DCB 9|
000003d0  0d 00 2f 0d 20 20 20 20  44 43 42 20 39 0d 00 30  |../.    DCB 9..0|
000003e0  0d 20 20 20 20 44 43 42  20 39 0d 00 31 0d 20 20  |.    DCB 9..1.  |
000003f0  20 20 44 43 42 20 30 0d  00 32 1e 20 20 20 20 41  |  DCB 0..2.    A|
00000400  44 44 20 61 74 74 65 6d  70 74 2c 61 74 74 65 6d  |DD attempt,attem|
00000410  70 74 2c 23 31 0d 00 33  21 20 20 20 20 4c 44 52  |pt,#1..3!    LDR|
00000420  20 67 75 65 73 73 2c 5b  77 6f 72 6b 73 70 61 63  | guess,[workspac|
00000430  65 2c 23 31 32 5d 0d 00  34 1f 20 20 20 20 4c 44  |e,#12]..4.    LD|
00000440  52 20 63 6f 64 65 2c 5b  77 6f 72 6b 73 70 61 63  |R code,[workspac|
00000450  65 2c 23 34 5d 0d 00 35  13 20 20 20 20 4d 4f 56  |e,#4]..5.    MOV|
00000460  20 70 65 67 73 2c 23 34  0d 00 36 14 20 20 20 20  | pegs,#4..6.    |
00000470  4d 4f 56 20 63 6f 75 6e  74 2c 23 34 0d 00 37 13  |MOV count,#4..7.|
00000480  20 20 20 20 4d 4f 56 20  52 30 2c 23 31 34 33 0d  |    MOV R0,#143.|
00000490  00 38 10 20 20 20 20 2e  70 65 67 6c 6f 6f 70 0d  |.8.    .pegloop.|
000004a0  00 39 19 20 20 20 20 20  20 82 20 52 33 2c 67 75  |.9.      . R3,gu|
000004b0  65 73 73 2c 63 6f 64 65  0d 00 3a 17 20 20 20 20  |ess,code..:.    |
000004c0  20 20 4d 4f 56 20 6d 61  73 6b 2c 23 32 35 35 0d  |  MOV mask,#255.|
000004d0  00 3b 0f 20 20 20 20 2e  61 6e 64 74 73 74 0d 00  |.;.    .andtst..|
000004e0  3c 15 20 20 20 20 20 20  54 53 54 20 52 33 2c 6d  |<.      TST R3,m|
000004f0  61 73 6b 0d 00 3d 1c 20  20 20 20 20 20 53 57 49  |ask..=.      SWI|
00000500  45 51 20 22 58 4f 53 5f  57 72 69 74 65 43 22 0d  |EQ "XOS_WriteC".|
00000510  00 3e 1e 20 20 20 20 20  20 42 49 43 45 51 20 63  |.>.      BICEQ c|
00000520  6f 64 65 2c 63 6f 64 65  2c 6d 61 73 6b 0d 00 3f  |ode,code,mask..?|
00000530  1f 20 20 20 20 20 20 84  52 45 51 20 67 75 65 73  |.      .REQ gues|
00000540  73 2c 67 75 65 73 73 2c  6d 61 73 6b 0d 00 40 1d  |s,guess,mask..@.|
00000550  20 20 20 20 20 20 53 55  42 45 51 53 20 70 65 67  |      SUBEQS peg|
00000560  73 2c 70 65 67 73 2c 23  31 0d 00 41 17 20 20 20  |s,pegs,#1..A.   |
00000570  20 20 20 54 45 51 45 51  20 52 30 2c 23 31 34 33  |   TEQEQ R0,#143|
00000580  0d 00 42 15 20 20 20 20  20 20 42 45 51 20 67 75  |..B.      BEQ gu|
00000590  65 73 73 65 64 0d 00 43  1f 20 20 20 20 20 20 4d  |essed..C.      M|
000005a0  4f 56 53 20 6d 61 73 6b  2c 6d 61 73 6b 2c 4c 53  |OVS mask,mask,LS|
000005b0  4c 20 23 38 0d 00 44 14  20 20 20 20 20 20 42 4e  |L #8..D.      BN|
000005c0  45 20 61 6e 64 74 73 74  0d 00 45 18 20 20 20 20  |E andtst..E.    |
000005d0  20 20 4d 4f 56 20 52 30  2c 23 97 28 22 6f 22 29  |  MOV R0,#.("o")|
000005e0  0d 00 46 1e 20 20 20 20  20 20 4d 4f 56 20 63 6f  |..F.      MOV co|
000005f0  64 65 2c 63 6f 64 65 2c  52 4f 52 20 23 38 0d 00  |de,code,ROR #8..|
00000600  47 1d 20 20 20 20 20 20  53 55 42 53 20 63 6f 75  |G.      SUBS cou|
00000610  6e 74 2c 63 6f 75 6e 74  2c 23 31 0d 00 48 15 20  |nt,count,#1..H. |
00000620  20 20 20 20 20 42 4e 45  20 70 65 67 6c 6f 6f 70  |     BNE pegloop|
00000630  0d 00 49 12 20 20 20 20  42 20 67 65 74 67 75 65  |..I.    B getgue|
00000640  73 73 0d 00 4a 0e 20 20  2e 67 75 65 73 73 65 64  |ss..J.  .guessed|
00000650  0d 00 4b 18 20 20 20 20  4d 4f 56 20 52 31 2c 77  |..K.    MOV R1,w|
00000660  6f 72 6b 73 70 61 63 65  0d 00 4c 16 20 20 20 20  |orkspace..L.    |
00000670  4d 4f 56 20 52 30 2c 61  74 74 65 6d 70 74 0d 00  |MOV R0,attempt..|
00000680  4d 11 20 20 20 20 4d 4f  56 20 52 32 2c 23 38 0d  |M.    MOV R2,#8.|
00000690  00 4e 22 20 20 20 20 53  57 49 20 22 58 4f 53 5f  |.N"    SWI "XOS_|
000006a0  43 6f 6e 76 65 72 74 43  61 72 64 69 6e 61 6c 34  |ConvertCardinal4|
000006b0  22 0d 00 4f 18 20 20 20  20 53 57 49 20 22 58 4f  |"..O.    SWI "XO|
000006c0  53 5f 57 72 69 74 65 30  22 0d 00 50 18 20 20 20  |S_Write0"..P.   |
000006d0  20 53 57 49 20 22 58 4f  53 5f 57 72 69 74 65 53  | SWI "XOS_WriteS|
000006e0  22 0d 00 51 17 20 20 20  20 45 51 55 53 20 22 20  |"..Q.    EQUS " |
000006f0  61 74 74 65 6d 70 74 22  0d 00 52 0d 20 20 20 20  |attempt"..R.    |
00000700  44 43 42 20 30 0d 00 53  0d 20 20 20 20 41 4c 49  |DCB 0..S.    ALI|
00000710  47 4e 0d 00 54 16 20 20  20 20 43 4d 50 20 61 74  |GN..T.    CMP at|
00000720  74 65 6d 70 74 2c 23 31  0d 00 55 18 20 20 20 20  |tempt,#1..U.    |
00000730  53 57 49 4e 45 20 32 35  36 2b 97 28 22 73 22 29  |SWINE 256+.("s")|
00000740  0d 00 56 09 2e 71 75 69  74 0d 00 57 17 20 20 4c  |..V..quit..W.  L|
00000750  44 4d 46 44 20 52 31 33  21 2c 7b 52 31 35 7d 5e  |DMFD R13!,{R15}^|
00000760  0d 00 58 09 2e 65 6e 64  25 0d 00 59 05 5d 0d 00  |..X..end%..Y.]..|
00000770  5a 05 ed 0d 00 5b 27 c8  99 20 22 4f 53 5f 46 69  |Z....['.. "OS_Fi|
00000780  6c 65 22 2c 31 30 2c 4e  24 2c 26 46 46 46 2c 2c  |le",10,N$,&FFF,,|
00000790  63 6f 64 65 25 2c 65 6e  64 25 0d 00 5c 22 ff 20  |code%,end%..\". |
000007a0  22 53 65 74 54 79 70 65  20 22 20 2b 20 4e 24 20  |"SetType " + N$ |
000007b0  2b 20 22 20 75 74 69 6c  69 74 79 22 0d ff        |+ " utility"..|
000007be