Thanks Aaron, I've only been in OZ for about 10 years so I know Dick Smith but not his Apple II clone :-)
Yes, the possibilities of retro clocks is basically endless. The ZX81 only has 1k RAM including the screen memory and system variables... It is actually pretty hard to write some clock software in so little memory! I can finally set the time (had not yet implemented that). I think I got about 10 bytes free or so, not a lot :-). Anyway, this has been a fun project writing some code for the good old Z80! I remember in the 80's I wrote the assembler down on sheets of paper, then converted it to machine language through a look up table in the manual, then had to type all these numbers into a REM statement. It's a bit easier now having a decent editor and assembler! Another funny idea would be to take a matrix of INS-1 tubes (say 64x48 or so) and then make a pong game for an Apple II :-) Michel On Apr 23, 8:35 pm, Oscilloclock <[email protected]> wrote: > Michel, that is beautiful! I love it! > > Being in Oz you may also know the Dick Smith CAT computer, an Apple II clone > also known as the Laser 3000. Several years back I designed a 'graphics card' > to interface my CAT to a modern *SVGA LCD screen. > > Now you give me an idea - interface it to my Oscilloclock!! > > Aaronhttp://oscilloclock.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "neonixie-l" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
