14 Aug
2006
14 Aug
'06
9:25 p.m.
On 8/15/06, woodelf <bfranchuk at jetnet.ab.ca> wrote:
Don wrote:
> Why not use a *big* battery/cell... aren't we talking
> about a design that would end up WAY undersized? Even
> scaled would leave lots of real estate that you could
> install a conventional AA, 9V, etc. battery and forget
> about it "forever"
One could dangle an external battery pack off the board, but given
board-to-board clearances, only a lithium coin cell is likely to fit
_on_ the board.
Other than boot strap loaders I can't think where
non - volatile memory on the 8 is needed.
It's a nice demonstration of my -8/L to be running a FOCAL program,
say, and walk up and turn the key, wait, then turn the key back and
the machine is doing exactly what it was doing before the power was
cut off. In practical usage, though, I agree - core on an -8/L saves
having to toggle in the RIM loader every time. For any of my OMNIBUS
machines, except for quickie diagnostics, I don't do much toggling -
they have ROM bootstraps.
-ethan