6 Aug
2006
6 Aug
'06
3:05 p.m.
Tony is just pulling your leg. Some sort of newbie
hazing?
The reality is that the CPU runs on compressed magic smoke.
Proof of that is that during some kinds of electrical problems,
the magic smoke can leak out, and it never works quite right
after the magic smoke leaks out.
But doesn't that apply to all electronic components, not just CPUs?
Certainly the resistor I was using earlier today stopped working after
the magic smoke came out (so I assume said smoke is what made it work).
[...]
BTW2, the biggest appeal (AND reason to hate) 386
level machines,
is that they are the oldest, slowest, and simplest machines that
are instruction set compatible with most of the modern software.
It is fun to watch Windoze run on a 386. Kinda like turning the
crankshaft of a partially disassembled engine, and watching the
interrelationships of the parts moving. Watching it in "slow
Or to make it on-topic here, turning an ASR33 over by hand. For anyone
who has such a machine, or any other mechancial teleprinter, I strongly
recoemnd doing this.
motion" is a good way to find portions of the
code that need to
be optimized.
Indeed.
-tony