At 08:06 AM 11/28/2001 -0600, you wrote: >now it makes sense. 1k of memory. I can almost do the math in my head. > >someone should build a web based IBM 650 computer emulator so that we can >program in octal absolute... or early versions of assembler. > >you know just so when we go to parties with the 60 to 70 (20 somethings in >the 50's) techie types we can talk about our experience with octal absolute. > >(you know start programming on bar napkins... and these days, you might be >able to load and test your app on your WAP phone.)
/-) It's a true story that when I got my first computer (which had a fat 4k) at 13 I couldn't afford to buy an assembler for it to program with so... I HAD to learn straight machine language and how to compute hexadecimal branchings in my head. So I'm already there dude, I'm already there. /-) (And one of the first things I did was write my own dot-matrix graphics printer driver (in machine) so I could print the pictures I made with the graphics editor I wrote. Hee.) More seriously though, I think any serious programmer should take a spin with assembly or machine. It definitely allows you a better understanding of just exactly what your code (even something so high-level as cf) is actually doing and why some programming styles or methodologies actually work better than others. --min ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Structure your ColdFusion code with Fusebox. Get the official book at http://www.fusionauthority.com/bkinfo.cfm FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
