Paco HopeMar 8

OMG. Can you imagine publishing Machine Code for Beginners today??

Usborne 1980s Computer Books

bhauglandMar 8
Show threadMarcella Francesca 

@paco

Spent half my life on a 6502c but nobody wants to hear...

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Show threadPaco HopeMar 8
@bitchboss In THIS place? Everyone wants to hear about it!
Show threadWalrus 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿Mar 8

@bitchboss @paco

I was living in a Z80 at the time...

Show threadFritz AdalisMar 8
@Walrus @bitchboss @paco
Shoot, got people living in a Z80 today.
Show threadMarcella Francesca Mar 8

@FritzAdalis @Walrus @paco

Symplicity goes a long way...

Show threadMarcella Francesca Mar 8

@Walrus @paco

That was my father's adventure, the Sinclair ZX80. He still has it. He played with it a lot. He taught me how to program. When I was 18, I switched to an Atari 800XL, which I used as my breaker box in the Air Force. The first thing I programmed was a modification to the tape OS using machine code (with a self-written assembler) to increase the baud rate and record/read file name headers on cassette tapes. I mean, 500 baud and not knowing what track is on the tape is bananas...

Show threadPaco HopeMar 8
@bitchboss Awesome!
@Walrus
Show threadSteveMar 9
@bitchboss @paco Time well spent! This little homebrew board and a BBC micro to write code for it saved a very remotely-located experiment I was responsible for when its controller failed. Only made feasible by Sophie Wilson’s foresight to build a very capable 6502 assembler into the BBC’s Basic environment.
Show threadMarcella Francesca Mar 9

@zosho @paco

Oh wow! The last time I saw wiring like that was when Gould was building spy satellites. And yes, an inline assembler to be envious of. I believe Turbo Basic 8088 and its successors also have an inline assembler. Very special.

Show threadSteveMar 9
@bitchboss @paco 😂 wouldn’t recommended it unless it’s the only way available!