8 Bit code...

Hi,

In respect of 8 Bit code, I was wondering if there would be any objection to an attempt to ‘reconsturct’ the source code from the relevant user guides, manufacturer data sheets and extant binary images?

Because reversing is sometimes controversial, I’d like some opinions.

If you reconstruct the original source files all your doing is little more than disassembly. Why would you need the relevant user guides and manufactuer data sheets to do this?

The whole point of reverse enginering is produce a new original piece of software that has the same functionality as the old.

Because a disassembly on it’s own doesn’t tell you very much, you need the data-sheets to know what writing &2F to &FEFE actually does.

Maybe (rather than reverse enginerring) what I meant to ask was if there was an objection to performing a dis-asembly of 8 bit firmware (i.e MOS+BASIC) with a view to eventually generating a commented source listing?

(Whilst there may be unoffical dis-assemblies in existence, an official one under the ‘shared’ source scheme would be preferable..)

(Whilst there may be unoffical dis-assemblies in existence, an official one under the ‘shared’ source scheme would be preferable..)

Why, what’s it got to do with RISC OS?