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Right, we did not have that yet!
The language is JavaScript. that of Mordor, which I will not utter here
This is Javascript. If you put big wheels and a racing stripe on a golf cart, it's still a f***ing golf cart.
"I don't know, extraterrestrial?"
"You mean like from space?"
"No, from Canada."
If software development were a circus, we would all be the clowns.
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Whoa - that takes me back. I used to work for a company which marketed a desktop financial calculator. The number crunching was done in with an 8088 but that drew too much power to be battery powered, so the main calculator ran on an 1802 and it powered up the 8088 when it needed to do any calculating then powered it down again.
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That was the 1802's greatest strength and one of the reasons why it still exists. It it draws power in the µW to mW range and can run for months on normal batteries.
The language is JavaScript. that of Mordor, which I will not utter here
This is Javascript. If you put big wheels and a racing stripe on a golf cart, it's still a f***ing golf cart.
"I don't know, extraterrestrial?"
"You mean like from space?"
"No, from Canada."
If software development were a circus, we would all be the clowns.
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You can probably guess from the fact that an 8088 was used that this was back in the early 80's. So parts were still pricey, and to keep costs down we only used 4 bits width of 1802 memory. Which meant some unusual gymnastics in the 1802's software (which, thankfully, I didn't have to write).
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Programming the 1802 is a pleasure. It's an early RISC design, but I think you got that with the 4 bits wrong. I can't think of any usable set of instructions that used only four data bits and has the others pulled up or down to a constant value.
Could it be that it used only a 8 bit address bus? The 1802 mutiplexed its address lines and small computers (including the original Elf) omitted the latch for the upper address bits and used only the lower address bits with a 256 byte RAM. That's also why my old computer has three different latches for the upper address bits on various expansion boards.
The language is JavaScript. that of Mordor, which I will not utter here
This is Javascript. If you put big wheels and a racing stripe on a golf cart, it's still a f***ing golf cart.
"I don't know, extraterrestrial?"
"You mean like from space?"
"No, from Canada."
If software development were a circus, we would all be the clowns.
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The ROM was 8 bits wide, the RAM was definitely only 4 bits wide - it was a 2114
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That explains it then. The actual program was in the ROM and the RAM was only used to save some (obviously) 4 bit values. This may be a little awkward, but it would not be hard to do. The better question would be, wether or not the savings were worth the trouble.
The language is JavaScript. that of Mordor, which I will not utter here
This is Javascript. If you put big wheels and a racing stripe on a golf cart, it's still a f***ing golf cart.
"I don't know, extraterrestrial?"
"You mean like from space?"
"No, from Canada."
If software development were a circus, we would all be the clowns.
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Exactly so. I made one or two small changes to the code once it was in production, but didn't really get involved with the software until our next desktop calculator which was mains powered and ran completely on an 8088 (later a V20).
But I(we) digress 
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Firmly on my list of things to try!
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
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The old 4164 DRAM has 64 kilobits, so it must be an array of 256 x 256 bits. Not exactly high resolution, but the DRAM should be easy to get. Please don't use the ones in my old Ataris and C64s. 
you did see this link?[^]
The language is JavaScript. that of Mordor, which I will not utter here
This is Javascript. If you put big wheels and a racing stripe on a golf cart, it's still a f***ing golf cart.
"I don't know, extraterrestrial?"
"You mean like from space?"
"No, from Canada."
If software development were a circus, we would all be the clowns.
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CDP1802 wrote: you did see this link?[^]
Looks like the kind of info I want -- but it also looks like it would take me a year and a half to read it!
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
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Oooops. I have learned to switch between languages instantly, at least between those I know.
This[^] will not be poetry, but it should do the trick.
How are you going to open the IC without breaking or contaminating the chip?
The language is JavaScript. that of Mordor, which I will not utter here
This is Javascript. If you put big wheels and a racing stripe on a golf cart, it's still a f***ing golf cart.
"I don't know, extraterrestrial?"
"You mean like from space?"
"No, from Canada."
If software development were a circus, we would all be the clowns.
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Thanks. And here[^] they have my favorite little processor under the microscope.
The language is JavaScript. that of Mordor, which I will not utter here
This is Javascript. If you put big wheels and a racing stripe on a golf cart, it's still a f***ing golf cart.
"I don't know, extraterrestrial?"
"You mean like from space?"
"No, from Canada."
If software development were a circus, we would all be the clowns.
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CDP1802 wrote: How are you going to open the IC without breaking or contaminating the chip?
Carefully[^]
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
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I, CDP1802, first of my name, sentence you...[^]
The language is JavaScript. that of Mordor, which I will not utter here
This is Javascript. If you put big wheels and a racing stripe on a golf cart, it's still a f***ing golf cart.
"I don't know, extraterrestrial?"
"You mean like from space?"
"No, from Canada."
If software development were a circus, we would all be the clowns.
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Amazing stuff
New version: WinHeist Version 2.2.2 Beta I told my psychiatrist that I was hearing voices in my head. He said you don't have a psychiatrist!
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Takes me back to 1980's electronics magazine projects.
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Haven't logged in for over 6 years. Thanks to all posting on my timeline, all from here. Won't be replying cause I don't know my password.
Michael Martin
Australia
"I controlled my laughter and simple said "No,I am very busy,so I can't write any code for you". The moment they heard this all the smiling face turned into a sad looking face and one of them farted. So I had to leave the place as soon as possible."
- Mr.Prakash One Fine Saturday. 24/04/2004
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Michael Martin wrote: Won't be replying cause I don't know my password.
[Note to self: remove farcebook password from the password manager]
Thanks for the great tip!
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
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So you think you're special eh? I haven't logged in in 52 years. Never had a password!
... such stuff as dreams are made on
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Oh it seems that I am also immune, but this brings a good question - how many people do not use FB ?
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When it first started, I wanted to take a look -- and I've regretted it, ever since.
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
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