Monday Links from the Bench vol. LXXXIX

[zeitghost]

Try the Jupiter ACE, at least you get hi(ish)-res graphics...

Got one, I wonder if it still works.

[chef]

$240 total for a ZX-81 kit shipped to the UK

The problem for many people would be finding a 625-line PAL TV it could be plugged in to... unless of course the US kits output 525-line NTSC

I bought one at 75quid last year, havent touched it yet though, not sure if its PAL or NTSC though, hmmmm

[chef]

Well Im still not sure whether to keep it in kit form as an investment or build it at a later date (much later date when I have time) to remember "the good old days", for now it seems happy sat in the cupboard and so that's fine

[zeitghost]

Keep it as an investment.

There's basically feck all you can do with the damn thing anyway.

[Churchill]

Keep it as an investment.

There's basically feck all you can do with the damn thing anyway.

The advert said you could run a nuclear power station with it!

Flog it to the Iranians!

[zeitghost]

The advert said you could run a nuclear power station with it!

Flog it to the Iranians!

At least it couldn't get infected by Stuxnet.

[Churchill]

At least it couldn't get infected by Stuxnet.

As I'm sure you know, there are still quite a lot of microcontrollers based on the Z80...

[AlfredJPruffock]

Great Stuff NF - well done !

The Art of Assembly Language Programming - "Amazing! You're actually reading this.

Well I was one of the ones who acutally not only learned but did use IBM370 Assembler on various IBM 370 Operating Systems - mainly VM - though when I learned this in 1984 it was already becoming a bit of old fashioned as systems were using Macros Link Editors and all this new fangled stuff .

I think we were all much happier then .

Still - its all in the mind - you will excuse me as I need to flip my bits.


PS as for this one ....after the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991, photographer Alexey Titarenko observed how St. Petersburg streets that used to be lively and filled with joyful people had suddenly turned dark and gloomy, with people confused, malnourished, and worn out.

I was in St Petersburg in 1991 and Moscow was I was on assignemnt with the Russian Space Agency - I can tell you that St Petersburgh even in Fenruary was beautiful - yes I do have some pictures of local people looking a bit bewidered thats a typical reaction I seem to get.