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marcwolf

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Posted: 05:27pm 21 Aug 2014
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Essentially. in the end - every computer language is Binary :)

It's just the steps one takes to get there.
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Grogster

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Posted: 05:29pm 21 Aug 2014
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Good point!
Smoke makes things work. When the smoke gets out, it stops!
 
marcwolf

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Posted: 05:35pm 21 Aug 2014
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  Grogster said   Good point!


Actually - one of my favourites comments re troublesome computers is...


"Grasp power cord firmly in both hands and execute a Non-Maskable Interrupt"

Problem is I having to explain what a NMI is more and more :)
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bigmik

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Posted: 07:40pm 21 Aug 2014
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  marcwolf said  
Problem is I having to explain what a NMI is more and more :)


It is what the TRS-80 used for a RESET (jumped to address 66 -- I think)

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marcwolf

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Posted: 07:54pm 21 Aug 2014
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Oh I know what it means.. but most people around computers don't know assembly language or OP Code terms :)

It's a humorous line along the terms of

"Try and MASK That you Bugger" *YANK*
Usually followed by a little ORAC type Whine

:)
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plasma
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Posted: 09:47pm 21 Aug 2014
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NMI Rulezt !
 
JohnS
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Posted: 03:20am 22 Aug 2014
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I didn't realise H-A-D or jack were the way mentioned and left a brief comment a few days ago correcting his "facts" and pointing out I'm the author of the programmer and it's in C, but I see it's not been published.

That itself says something very bad about H-A-D.

John
 
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