10 Aug
1999
10 Aug
'99
2:37 a.m.
>>....I think you can learn as much from a Beeb
or an Apple ][ as
>>from a PC. If not more.
> Personally I'd say more.
Well, it depends on what you want to learn. There are
some things (OOP,
for example) that would be difficult to teach on a Beeb or Apple ][.
There are some things (hardware operaion) that are very difficult to
teach with a modern PC.
My keyword - A 'simple' machine like an A2 or an IBM/XT is exaxtly
the very best environment to teach OOP. After all, OOP is NOT about
typeing some :: or ->'s, but rather a way of structur, controll and
information flow, a way of thinking and organisation. I belive the
best way to learn OOP, and not just handling of a special OOable
compiler is doing OOP with simple classic languages (preferably
Assembler (but thats just my personal favorite))
> A few years ago I decided to get a formal
qualification in electronics (I've
Lucky you :-). As I've mentioned before, I have no
qualifications in
electronics or computing.
Makes two of us :)
> microProfessors and similar 6502 based boards (I
forget their name....hex
> keypad, couple of VIAs, LED readout etc).
There were many such boards (for all the processors).
The other famous
6502 one is the Acorn System 1, but they're not that common.
Acron System 1 ? Another beast from the island I'm not aware of ?
Any resources ?
> "Primitive" systems like these (and
Apples and Beebs) I think are far better
> animals on which to learn the inner workings of computers, far too much is
Agreed.
And not only for learning about CPU and absolut basics, but
also the ideal for any 'higher' topic, since there is (almost)
_no_ distraction possible.
Gruss
H.
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