Save 92 bytes

2 files changed, 21 insertions, 11 deletions

diff --git a/console.s b/console.s
index d080fe8..2bb9902 100644
--- a/console.s
+++ b/console.s
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
  .export _gotox0y22, _gotox0y3, _gotox0y, _gotox0y3_clrtoeol
  .export _cputc0, _set_orders, _pluralize, _print_combat_msg
  .export _rvs_on, _rvs_off
- .export _prepare_report, _clear_msg_window
+ .export _prepare_report, _clear_msg_window, _print_item
 
  .importzp tmp3       ; ditto
  .import _revflag     ; conio/revers.s
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
  .import _cprintulong, _cputc, _cprint_taipan, _timed_getch, _orders
  .import _turbo
  .import _print_msg, _cspaces
+ .import _item
 
  .ifdef CART_TARGET
   .segment "HIGHCODE"
@@ -263,6 +264,13 @@ _print_combat_msg:
  jsr _print_msg
  jmp _clrtoeol
 
+; extern void __fastcall__ print_item(char item)
+_print_item:
+ asl
+ tay
+ lda _item,y
+ ldx _item+1,y
+ jmp _print_msg
 
 ; extern void clear_msg_window(void)
 ; extern void prepare_report(void)
diff --git a/taipan.c b/taipan.c
index 36993bc..ac76bc6 100644
--- a/taipan.c
+++ b/taipan.c
@@ -372,6 +372,8 @@ char *num_buf = (char *) 0x600;
 // char    *item[] = { "Opium", "Silk", "Arms", "General Cargo" };
 const char * const item[] = { M_opium, M_silk, M_arms, M_gen_cargo };
 
+extern void __fastcall__ print_item(char item);
+
 /*
 const char *location[] = { "At sea", "Hong Kong", "Shanghai", "Nagasaki",
                         "Saigon", "Manila", "Singapore", "Batavia" };
@@ -1287,13 +1289,13 @@ char sea_battle(char id, int num_ships) {
 				cprint_colon_space();
 				gotoxy(4, 4);
 				// cputs(item[0]);
-				print_msg(M_opium);
+				print_item(0);
 				// cputs(": ");
 				cprint_colon_space();
 				cprintulong(hold_[0]);
 				gotoxy(24, 4);
 				// cputs(item[1]);
-				print_msg(M_silk);
+				print_item(1);
 				// cputs(": ");
 				cprint_colon_space();
 				cprintulong(hold_[1]);
@@ -1301,13 +1303,13 @@ char sea_battle(char id, int num_ships) {
 				clrtoeol();
 				gotox(5);
 				// cputs(item[2]);
-				print_msg(M_arms);
+				print_item(2);
 				// cputs(": ");
 				cprint_colon_space();
 				cprintulong(hold_[2]);
 				gotoxy(21, 5);
 				// cputs(item[3]);
-				print_msg(M_gen_cargo);
+				print_item(3);
 				// cputs(": ");
 				cprint_colon_space();
 				cprintulong(hold_[3]);
@@ -2174,7 +2176,7 @@ void transfer(void) {
 				compradores_report();
 				how_much();
 				// cputs(item[i]);
-				print_msg(item[i]);
+				print_item(i);
 				// cputs(" shall I move\nto the warehouse");
 				print_msg(M_move_to_whouse);
 				cprint_taipan_prompt();
@@ -2224,7 +2226,7 @@ void transfer(void) {
 				compradores_report();
 				how_much();
 				// cputs(item[i]);
-				print_msg(item[i]);
+				print_item(i);
 				// cputs(" shall I move\naboard ship");
 				print_msg(M_move_aboard);
 				cprint_taipan_prompt();
@@ -2837,7 +2839,7 @@ void good_prices(void) {
    // cputs("!! The price of ");
 	print_msg(M_the_price_of);
 	// cputs(item[i]);
-	print_msg(item[i]);
+	print_item(i);
 	// cputs("\n has ");
 	print_msg(M_nl_has_spc);
 
@@ -2880,7 +2882,7 @@ int port_choices(void) {
 			print_msg(M_general_shortname);
 		else
 			// cputs(item[choice]);
-			print_msg(item[choice]);
+			print_item(choice);
 		// cputc(':');
 		cprint_colon_space();
 		gotox(11 + ((choice & 1) * 18));
@@ -3106,7 +3108,7 @@ void buy(void) {
       gotox0y22();
 		how_much();
       // cputs(item[choice]);
-		print_msg(item[choice]);
+		print_item(choice);
       // cputs(" shall");
 		print_msg(M_spc_shall);
       gotoxy(31, 22);
@@ -3160,7 +3162,7 @@ void sell(void) {
 
 		how_much();
       // cputs(item[choice]);
-		print_msg(item[choice]);
+		print_item(choice);
       // cputs(" shall\nI sell, ");
 		print_msg(M_shall_i_sell);
 		cprint_taipan_colon();