6 Jan
2012
6 Jan
'12
3:37 a.m.
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From: Fred Cisin <cisin at xenosoft.com>
On Thu, 5 Jan 2012, Tony Duell wrote:
Actually, if I had my way, every computer would have
Forth in the frimware.
I think it should be a on offence to sell something as a computer if it
does not compe with a programming language and the documentation to use
said language. After all, a computer is a programamed data processor,
and if you can't prgoram it, it's? not a computer.
-tony (only _half_ joking)
Every computer should have a machine language monitor in ROM.? at least on
a par with DEBUG.
C: Now there's a novel idea. The Canon AS-100 and the NEC APC both have some sort of
monitor that presents itself on power up. My memory isn't what it should be (I was
tempted to say the C64 had one, but on second thought I think it was just some other
commies). A feature we're more likely to see on 8 bit toys (in the US anyway) then
man-puters. But the more I think of it even, a lot of them were actually disk or cartridge
based. Is there any reason to wonder why people still love their old 8 bitters?