Need some help with BASIC
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CDP1802 wrote:
Just how many people are there who still hack around on some ancient hardware and use such a forum
I can still code on such ancient hardware, but I prefer not to :) I could probably even still do some hardware hacking on those older systems, having grown up with them.. but these days I just fire up the Amiga 1000 every few years for fun and call it good :) Those older systems are just too much trouble to bother with. I've always wanted to add a USB interface to one of the 4K core (as in ferrite core) modules I have from the CDC-6500, but aside from creating the world's lowest capacity, largest volume, heaviest and most cumbersome non-volatile USB drive, there isn't much point :) Besides, I don't even know if they work.. they were removed because they failed after the computing center had a power failure, after all. Yeah, there's some of us old timers still around here. The sorts that still have the family Texas Instruments SR-10 lying around in a drawer someplace.. and know it still works too.
patbob
Actually, I now mostly use Visual Studio when I write code for my old computer. Somebody has come up with a C compiler and I have made a project template to use it. There even is an emulator, so that I can test my program on the PC and don't have to transfer it to tape first. It's far less troublesome than you might think. I can immagine that there is much more stuff available for your Amiga which would make it even more comfortable.
"Dark the dark side is. Very dark..." - Yoda ---
"Shut up, Yoda, and just make yourself another toast." - Obi Wan Kenobi -
Great. The first time I got my hands on a computer was when I had to spend a day in a shopping mall in order to avoid complications with my parents. It was a TRS 80 model 1. After that the little disagreement was forgotten and I told my parents that I needed a computer. At once, if possible. :)
"Dark the dark side is. Very dark..." - Yoda ---
"Shut up, Yoda, and just make yourself another toast." - Obi Wan Kenobi -
Actually, I now mostly use Visual Studio when I write code for my old computer. Somebody has come up with a C compiler and I have made a project template to use it. There even is an emulator, so that I can test my program on the PC and don't have to transfer it to tape first. It's far less troublesome than you might think. I can immagine that there is much more stuff available for your Amiga which would make it even more comfortable.
"Dark the dark side is. Very dark..." - Yoda ---
"Shut up, Yoda, and just make yourself another toast." - Obi Wan KenobiThanks, I appreciate the info. Yeah, tape's pretty prehistoric :) If I ever figure out a project that I feel needs to be done for my Amiga, I'll consider what you've said. However, I already have a C compiler and vi editor for it, and there's PC tools for reading/writing Amiga-format floppies, so I probably don't need to look any further.
patbob
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Thanks, I appreciate the info. Yeah, tape's pretty prehistoric :) If I ever figure out a project that I feel needs to be done for my Amiga, I'll consider what you've said. However, I already have a C compiler and vi editor for it, and there's PC tools for reading/writing Amiga-format floppies, so I probably don't need to look any further.
patbob
patbob wrote:
Thanks, I appreciate the info. Yeah, tape's pretty prehistoric :)
The whole computer is prehestoric. It was a kit and I built it at the time when the very first computers like the TRS 80, the Atari 400 or the Apple II started to appear in the stores. Even a C compiler is pure luxury and also somewhat wasteful when you think how little memory the computer has.
"Dark the dark side is. Very dark..." - Yoda ---
"Shut up, Yoda, and just make yourself another toast." - Obi Wan Kenobi