project introduction: Nitron (https://github.com/mesyeti/nitron)

Nitron is a virtual machine + OS (although I haven't run it on bare metal yet, but I plan on doing very very soon)

the idea is to allow using microcontrollers as personal computers (starting off by targetting the raspberry pi pico, and the bbc microbit v2)

all programs are JIT compiled to bytecode when they are run, from an assembly language heavily inspired by uxntal

the assembly playground you see below is like a REPL for the VM's assembly language

if you want to talk about it, join me on IRC at #nitron on irc.nouveau.community, or in https://discord.gg/38U2EgA8xg

#programming #embedded #osdev #lowlevel #project

MIST1025/NI-CTVCT

Mistigram: @_n1tr0n, who graciously put together the spooky new MIST1025 artpack collection in my stead, drew for it this #ANSIart portrait of Sesame Street’s #CountVonCount, a promo for @sixteen_colors (16! 16 colors! Ah ah ah ah!) in homage to an endless parade of William Gibson-loving Count Zeroes in the digital underground of the ’90s.

#16Colors #ANSIArt #CountVonCount #MIST1025 #Nitron #SixteenColors

MIST0524/NI-CYSYSc

Mistigram: this, the central subject of a vertical #ANSIart triptych by Nitron promoting Cyberdyne Systems BBS with a celebration of the #anime #Robotech, was included in last year’s science fiction-themed MIST0524 artpack collection.

#anime #ANSIArt #CyberdyneSystems #MIST0522 #Nitron #Robotech

MIST0524/NI-MZONE

Mistigram: @nitron drew this #ANSIart illustration of #ShogoYahagi escaping with the Garland motorbike from the #Megazone23 #anime (or if you prefer, #MarkLandry stealing the #MODAT5 in #Robotech.) It was included in last year’s SF-themed MIST0524 artpack collection.

#anime #ANSIArt #Garland #MarkLandry #Megazone23 #MIST0524 #Modat5 #Nitron #Robotech #ShogoYahagi

MIST0725/NI-LUCKY

Mistigram: this #ANSIart portrait memorialises Charles “Lucky” Mendoza, Nitron’s animal companion of some fifteen years. “Gangster, Friend, Lover of Fancy Feast.” This piece was included in the new cat-themed MIST0725 artpack collection.

#ANSIArt #cat #Lucky #MIST0725 #Nitron

MIST0725/NI-OR-FX

Mistigram: judging from their enthusiastic mustering, these bright-eyed characters, Nitron’s buddies Orion and Felix, must have just heard their song being played on the wet food can opener. This #ANSIart group portrait was included in the new, cat-themed MIST0725 artpack collection.

#ANSIArt #cat #Felix #MIST0725 #Nitron #Orion

MIST0625/N1-HUMBL

Mistigram: this greyscale #ANSIart portrait of redditor HumanEyeballs was drawn by Nitron and included in the new unthemed MIST0625 artpack collection.

#ANSIArt #greyscale #HumanEyeballs #MIST0625 #Nitron #portrait

IMBIBE01/NI-BDFEV

Mistigram: this recursive #ANSIart #StillLife (“a painting of a bowl of fruit”) was drawn by Nitron and included in the art gallery portion of our recent food-themed IMBIBE01 electronic magazine.

#ANSIArt #bowlOfFruit #Imbibe #Imbibe01 #Nitron #stillLife

ADVENT23/23_DEC23

Mistigram: you can communicate a lot of winter vibes with a cold palette of whites and greys, with maybe a splash of red for an accent. The green you can take or leave. @Nitron drew this #ANSIart screen for this date in last year’s ADVENT23 #AdventCalendar.

#23December #ADVENT23 #ANSIArt #Dec23 #Nitron

ADVENT23/04_DEC23

Mistigram: This evocative nautical #ANSIart screen was drawn for today’s date in last year’s ADVENT23 #AdventCalendar by @nitron, and you can see selections from both it and this year’s new ADVENT24 calendar on his Hold Fast BBS via holdfastbbs.ca

#4December #ADVENT23 #ANSIArt #boat #Dec4 #Nitron