26 Nov
2007
26 Nov
'07
11:10 a.m.
On Friday 23 November 2007 12:50, John Robertson wrote:
M H Stein wrote:
> I have a programmer designed by Steve Ciarcia from BYTE - It uses an
> 8051AH-Basic (The 8051 with basic embedded) as the controller - and
> still works a treat - to this day. - Standalone board, interface via
> serial. It was fun to see peoples faces when you shipped a ^C down the
> serial line, and dropped through to a READY prompt.
I have one of those too. And then you could type LIST and get a listing of
what was in there. But I never did make much sense out of what I saw then...
Since those days, I've collected a bit of info on that chip off the 'net,
though I haven't digested it yet.
--
Member of the toughest, meanest, deadliest, most unrelenting -- and
ablest -- form of life in this section of space, ?a critter that can
be killed but can't be tamed. ?--Robert A. Heinlein, "The Puppet Masters"
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Information is more dangerous than cannon to a society ruled by lies. --James
M Dakin