8 bit vs other Computers. - test-drb@ccmp.vtda.org

26 Nov 2002

On Nov 25,  8:30, vassilip(a)dsl.cis.upenn.edu wrote:
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 In the 80s I had a BBC microcomputer, probably the best 8-bit microcomputer
...
  there is. 
I won't argue with that -- I still use mine, too :-)

...
  It had an 80x32 (I think) screen which you could
configure to display
 as a ruled page (like a notepad) - very useful for looking across
 rows of numbers. 
Mode 0 is 80x32 mono, with no gaps between lines.  You're probably thinking
of Mode 3, 80x25, with gaps between the lines; also mono but you can set
the foreground and background to be different from the gaps.

...
  Something that is missing from todays machines. I just
found out
 that my laptop decided to ignore its power settings, did not go into
 power save when I closed the lid, and kept operating in by backpack
 while I was running all over town. The machine overheated and the disk
 got trashed. Excellent. 
You're lucky it was only the disk!  Take a look at
http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/54/28245.html

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Pete						Peter Turnbull
						Network Manager
						University of York

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Pete						Peter Turnbull
						Network Manager
						University of York