X-Git-Url: https://git.wirehaze.ovh/lifeboot.git/blobdiff_plain/b18225d8568d8f36da6109113621a001a627da1f..3d90482f86a28c1ac8d295a389f16d007eaee3ea:/lifeboot.asm

diff --git a/lifeboot.asm b/lifeboot.asm
index a3b4658..60b5ea4 100644
--- a/lifeboot.asm
+++ b/lifeboot.asm
@@ -1,15 +1,18 @@
 bits 16
 org 0x7c00
 
-%define ORG 0x7c00                  ; where we are loaded initially
+%define ORG 0x7c00
+%define VGA 0xb8000
 
-%define VGA_SEG 0xb800              ; video memory starts at 0xb8000
-%define VGA_COL 80
-%define VGA_ROW 25
-%define VGA_LENW VGA_COL * VGA_ROW
+%define COLS 80
+%define ROWS 25
+
+%define GRID ORG + 512
+%define NEXT_GRID GRID_CUR + COLS * ROWS
+
+%define DEAD ' '
+%define ALIVE '#'
 
-%define FILL_CHAR 0xfa              ; middle dot
-%define FILL_COLOR 0x04             ; red on black
 %define PRINT_COLOR 0x07            ; grey on black
 
 ; entry point -----------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -32,11 +35,11 @@ mov ah, 0x01
 int 0x10
 
 ; clear video memory
-mov cx, VGA_LENW
-mov ax, VGA_SEG
+mov cx, COLS * ROWS
+mov ax, VGA >> 4
 mov es, ax
 xor di, di
-mov ax, (FILL_COLOR << 8) | FILL_CHAR
+mov ax, (PRINT_COLOR << 8) | DEAD
 
 rep stosw                   ; fill cx words at es:di with ax