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re:Re: vhj and human factors (memories)

Posted by ballendo@y...
on 2000-11-09 15:08:21 UTC
Alan R wrote:
>Few things here.
>And yes, if I can find the code, I'll certainly post it. I'll try to
>check over the weekend.

Thank you! Hardware/schematic too!?

>I'm an ASM guy ! I got started flipping switches and pressing Load.
>My first hex keypad had me thinking I'd died and gone to heaven.

IMSAI 8080. Mid 70's. Memories... And HP calculators. Manually
punching the cards. I still remember WAY too many opcodes :-)

>When the programmer I work with scorn my use of ASM and talk to me
>about "high level languages", I remind them that with my past,
>assembly IS a high level language !

Yep. Been workin' a long time to "trust" those middle men (compilers).

>Six button keypad used in place of a conventional keyboard.
>Combinations of buttons produced letters.

Braille ???

Ballendo

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ballendo@y... 2000-11-09 15:08:21 UTC re:Re: vhj and human factors (memories)