18 Jan
2006
18 Jan
'06
9:57 p.m.
Michael B. Brutman wrote:
Same here. My development environment is a 386-40,
but the target
processor is an 8088. I'd like to develop natively on the target box (a
PCjr), but I fear I would grow old before getting anything done.
(Hi Mike!) I am probably the only person crazy enough to still develop
on the actual hardware itself (in my case 5150/CGA). The keyboard and
ST-225 seek noise are comforting and nostalgic, but the real benefits
are: I get to think a little more as something is compiling, and
thinking is the real work; also, I have immediate confirmation that my
program runs on the intended hardware.
Of course, I'm doing CGA fiddling, so I *must* test on the hardware, and
most times it's just easier to code the whole thing on it.
I get around the floppy shuffle problem by using a serial cable and
transmitting changed files once a night using FastLynx.
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