I found the following gem from 1972 while doing research for the article:
(Oh, yes, I WROTE A POST that I'm half-proud of! Was BASIC really THAT BAD? Why did Dijkstra say it crippled the mind?
Let's find out the broader context of the famous quote! Please share and comment if you like the post :))
@popey I also had a #C64#Commodore64#8bit computer, when I got 16, after having borrowed a #VC20 (3.5 KILObytes of RAM) for 2 or 3 months. Unfortunately, I do not have it any more, as I never had the money to buy a new computer without selling the old one ...
A friend of mine is looking for a reimplementation of Sinclair ZX Spectrum BASIC for modern operating systems.
I mean an implementation of the ZX BASIC language with close source compatibility with legacy programs, designed to run BASIC on and leverage the environment of Windows or Linux. Not a Spectrum emulator, a cross compiler, or an alternate BASIC dialect.
Does anyone know of any modern #BASIC implementations with good compatibility across older platforms? I'm contemplating a digital radiogram and would like it to be easy to run, possibly this structure:
Instructions on how to run.
Data files for program.
Program.
Screenshot.
I'd probably use RTTY and SSTV or MFSK32/64 depending on the data being transmitted. I thought of BASIC initially as it runs on older systems, but would like to try other languages later. #amateurradio
In the early 80s, both Radio-Quebec (now TeleQuebec) which I watched on UHF channel 17 (Montreal broadcast) and TVOntario (both similar to PBS in the USA) would produce educational programs to teach people how to use and program computers.
The radio-quebec program had even homework you had to send through mail. The TVOntario show had really intricate animation to explain concepts. For example, a pulse wave generation (and a #Commodore PET). #retrocomputing#ti#apple#Atari#basic
This is a way to release software: show no updates on the download page, and secretly have a newer version (substitute '2.6' for '2.5' in the d/l link) you update every few months without changing any file names:
I brought my #Mega65 to Heidelberg to prepare an own #BreakOut#BASIC implementation (as a kind of quintessence from my latest research). I will exhibit that at next year's #VCFe in Munich.
I picked up a #MiyooMiniPlus recently, and have been having fun getting that one working too. It is really pocketable and great for some of the lower end 8 bit systems.
My #C64 was the closest I got to game consoles until I bought my Xbox 360. Never owned any of the handhelds over the years. I'm realizing how much I missed out. And the fun part now is that I can have all those AND the Commodore games I remember.
The Ambernic #RG35XX is the direct competition, and I chose the Miyoo in part because of the Wi-Fi and the Net Play. I will miss the HDMI, but I've also decided that this one really is for the portable small screen experience.
@glitch25 it's just a side note, but IMHO, the #C64was a game console.
I know ppl are surprised by that claim, but then look at the hardware first: The gfx chip #VIC (-II) controls the bus (CPU runs in sync with it), shares RAM with the CPU, offers versatile and efficient tiled display modes (as well as bitmapped), offers hardware interrupts, dedicates most of its silicon to #sprites, etc. The sound chip (#SID) offers a full programmable 3-channel synthesizer. There are I/O ports with both digital and analog lines suitable for lots of game controller devices. There's a clever banking logic allowing to make good use of the whole 64K RAM.
Now look at the half-assed OS. There's the #KERNAL (sic!) by #Commodore, mostly offering I/O streams and only using some timer interrupt, more or less what a #PET could do. On top of that, there's just Microsoft's #BASIC as the only user interface. None of that can make use of any of the hardware features described above. 😏
I’ve been thinking about something and want to check an assumption I have. I only hear directly from other people in the USA, and interract with the global community through memes. How are the gun regulations/laws different from yours in terms of strictness, and do you wish there was more or less where you live?...
They have mandatory service and many people choose the military service option.
As I understand it, they get basic training and then do annual service. Most people seem to enjoy this as they serve with people from where they grew up and hae a lot of fun (and beer).
Each of these people has a military rifle in their home (and uniform, etc) with live ammo. They are a standing army. A well ordered militia, maybe?
You often see them on the train in fatigues with their weapon on the way to training.
Question to those not in the USA, and who have lived outside the USA.
I’ve been thinking about something and want to check an assumption I have. I only hear directly from other people in the USA, and interract with the global community through memes. How are the gun regulations/laws different from yours in terms of strictness, and do you wish there was more or less where you live?...