> > Yes, but per my earlier example.... are we shooting for less instructions in
> > the program or less intructions executed in total for the program? (ie, your
> > 23 byte example is calling dos system services, so.... lots of additional
> > instructions there).
>
> Well, this all started when Iggy said there wasn't a PRINT language
> element in Assembly, so I suppose it's the easiest way to get something
> printed, which means using built in system support.
Fine then -- Commodores can just STA directly to screen memory (exercise
left for the reader). :-)
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