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☮ ♥ ♬ 🧑‍💻1985“BASIC was a fine tool to learn programming with. But <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/programs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#programs</a> in it occupied far too much of the limited working <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/memory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#memory</a> of a <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/microcomputer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#microcomputer</a>, and it was horribly slow. The way to get anything ambitious done was to write the program directly in the language <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/BASIC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BASIC</a> translated into: <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/assembly" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#assembly</a> code, only one layer up from the <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/silicon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#silicon</a>. Suddenly, you were responsible for the entire flow of very simple commands that allowed the computer to function.”40 years ago, Elite was created and released by <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/IanBell" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#IanBell</a> and <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/DavidBraben" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DavidBraben</a>.<a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/Software" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Software</a> / <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/Elite" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Elite</a> / <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/programming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#programming</a> / <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/Cambridge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Cambridge</a> / <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/computing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#computing</a> / <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/BBCMicro" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BBCMicro</a> <<a href="https://theguardian.com/books/2003/oct/18/features.weekend" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://theguardian.com/books/2003/oct/18/features.weekend</a>>

Wintermute_BBSOh, I love this one:"Comparing <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/FORTH" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FORTH</a> to <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/BASIC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BASIC</a> is like comparing a Gothic cathedral to a mud hut." - Steve Vickers( Vickers is one of the fathers of the legendary <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/JupiterAce" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#JupiterAce</a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/microcomputer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#microcomputer</a> )Source: <a href="https://www.theregister.com/2012/09/21/jupiter_cantab_jupiter_ace_is_30_years_old/?page=3" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.theregister.com/2012/09/21/jupiter_cantab_jupiter_ace_is_30_years_old/?page=3</a>

DansLeRuSH ᴱᶰNice initiative : discovered thanks to Fairphone and founded in 2021, the small Belgian company <a href="https://floss.social/tags/Citronics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Citronics</a> offers "microcomputers" (in fact nanocomputers) designed from smartphone motherboards … and there is stock ! 😅› <a href="https://citronics.eu" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://citronics.eu</a><a href="https://floss.social/tags/CircularEconomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CircularEconomy</a> <a href="https://floss.social/tags/EWaste" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#EWaste</a> <a href="https://floss.social/tags/WEEE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WEEE</a> <a href="https://floss.social/tags/EOL" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#EOL</a> <a href="https://floss.social/tags/NanoComputer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NanoComputer</a> <a href="https://floss.social/tags/MicroComputer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MicroComputer</a> <a href="https://floss.social/tags/Belgium" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Belgium</a> <a href="https://floss.social/tags/Europe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Europe</a> <a href="https://floss.social/tags/Fairphone" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Fairphone</a> <a href="https://floss.social/tags/Upcycling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Upcycling</a>

IT NewsThe 6809 8-Bit Microcomputer: A Father-Son Odyssey - If you’re nostalgic for the golden age of microprocessors and dream of building yo... - <a href="https://hackaday.com/2024/12/06/the-6809-8-bit-microcomputer-a-father-son-odyssey/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://hackaday.com/2024/12/06/the-6809-8-bit-microcomputer-a-father-son-odyssey/</a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/retrocomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#retrocomputing</a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/microcomputer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#microcomputer</a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/classichacks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#classichacks</a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/motorola6809" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#motorola6809</a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/micro" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#micro</a>-lind <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/kicad" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#kicad</a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/%C2%B5lind" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#µlind</a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/8bit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#8bit</a>

IT NewsA Deep Dive Into a 1980s Radio Shack Computer Trainer - For those of us who remember Radio Shack as more than just an overpriced cell phon... - <a href="https://hackaday.com/2024/02/26/a-deep-dive-into-a-1980s-radio-shack-computer-trainer/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://hackaday.com/2024/02/26/a-deep-dive-into-a-1980s-radio-shack-computer-trainer/</a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/retrocomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#retrocomputing</a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/microcomputer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#microcomputer</a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/towerofhanoi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#towerofhanoi</a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/sciencefair" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#sciencefair</a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/radioshack" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#radioshack</a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/tms1100" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#tms1100</a>

Kevin C. TofelGrowing up at the dawn of the <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/microcomputer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#microcomputer</a> era, I only had heard of Microsoft Xenix in passing. Looks like it was a decent <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/UNIX" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#UNIX</a> based system. 😱<a href="https://youtube.com/watch?v=YUxaLP6bI00&feature=share" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://youtube.com/watch?v=YUxaLP6bI00&feature=share</a>

F. Andy Seidl :verified:I guess I've been doing this computer thing for a while. <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/heathkit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#heathkit</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/h8" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#h8</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/computer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#computer</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/microcomputer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#microcomputer</a> #8080 <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/software" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#software</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/nostalgia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#nostalgia</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/cassette" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#cassette</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/storage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#storage</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/geek" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#geek</a>

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