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Somehow I have spent most of the weekend (including the free day on friday) with drawing schematics, soldering and programming,
The last picture I have of my old computer was from before i finished highschool. Time for a new one.[^]
The old notebook to the left runs a terminal emulation and is connected to the old computer over RS232. It also is used to program EPROMs. That board nect to the mouse is the EPROM programmer, which I repaired and got to work again this weekend. The old notebook is also used to sample the cassete tapes and convert the WAV files to binaries with a program I have written.
The Elf is running the first program I ever bought and still use. It's a debugger and on the screen you can see the current state of the processor's registers. The hardware, including the monitor, is from 1978 - 1980 and came as a kit (except for the monitor).
The keyboards are old and worn, so they are not a pleasure to use anymore. That's why i want to build a more modern version of the old computer. Ok, I admit it. I do it because it's fun to solder together a computer and get it to work. Anyway, before I have expensive boards made, I first build a prototype and test the stuff... on the old computer.
To begin with, here's[^] a little more memory and a ROM for the little operating system I'm working on. I'm sure I once swore never to build a memory prototype on perfboard again because of the wiring, but I probably never learn and did it again. Tomorrow I will install it and can then work on the OS.
The language is JavaScript. that of Mordor, which I will not utter here
This is Javascript. If you put big wheels and a racing stripe on a golf cart, it's still a f***ing golf cart.
"I don't know, extraterrestrial?"
"You mean like from space?"
"No, from Canada."
If software development were a circus, we would all be the clowns.
modified 8-Jan-17 15:51pm.
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Huh?
The language is JavaScript. that of Mordor, which I will not utter here
This is Javascript. If you put big wheels and a racing stripe on a golf cart, it's still a f***ing golf cart.
"I don't know, extraterrestrial?"
"You mean like from space?"
"No, from Canada."
If software development were a circus, we would all be the clowns.
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Tried to see your image, didn't, but started getting a bunch of stuff popping up.
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They used to have less advertising. It's probably better to look for another place to upload pictures in the future.
The language is JavaScript. that of Mordor, which I will not utter here
This is Javascript. If you put big wheels and a racing stripe on a golf cart, it's still a f***ing golf cart.
"I don't know, extraterrestrial?"
"You mean like from space?"
"No, from Canada."
If software development were a circus, we would all be the clowns.
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AWESOME! 
The difficult we do right away...
...the impossible takes slightly longer.
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CDP1802 wrote: because of the wiring
Put the board on legs and do the wiring on the other side...
Skipper: We'll fix it.
Alex: Fix it? How you gonna fix this?
Skipper: Grit, spit and a whole lotta duct tape.
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B E A U T I F U L !
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Damn, I can even smell it!
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
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Someone saw my answers (about a specific subject) in QA and offered me a job...
I do not know what to do yet...
Skipper: We'll fix it.
Alex: Fix it? How you gonna fix this?
Skipper: Grit, spit and a whole lotta duct tape.
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I had the same thing happen way back when in the days of the NNTP newsgroups (back in the mid/late 90's). I ended up doing a 2 month contract out of it, a well paid, fun little VB5 job.
Cheers,
Mick
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It doesn't matter how often or hard you fall on your arse, eventually you'll roll over and land on your feet.
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There's nothing "fun" about VB...
".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
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You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
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When you pry the gun from my cold dead hands, be careful - the barrel will be very hot. - JSOP, 2013
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That's probably why the job was offered to him. 
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Ah come on, in the days of VB5 there was not a lot of alternatives. No no no not turbo pascal!
Never underestimate the power of human stupidity
RAH
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Turbo Pascal (for CP/M no less) got me into PC programming, and earned me the "Outlaw Programmer" moniker I use today. It also got me my first PC programming job.
".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
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You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
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When you pry the gun from my cold dead hands, be careful - the barrel will be very hot. - JSOP, 2013
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Ask them what the package is, then ask what the job is for!
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DaveAuld wrote: Ask them what the package is, then ask what the job is for!
and don't forget to report here another time... if you not, maybe other one is interested
M.D.V. 
If something has a solution... Why do we have to worry about?. If it has no solution... For what reason do we have to worry about?
Help me to understand what I'm saying, and I'll explain it better to you
Rating helpful answers is nice, but saying thanks can be even nicer.
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Search for Adaptable Tools if you are interested...
Skipper: We'll fix it.
Alex: Fix it? How you gonna fix this?
Skipper: Grit, spit and a whole lotta duct tape.
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I am not, but maybe someone else...
M.D.V.
If something has a solution... Why do we have to worry about?. If it has no solution... For what reason do we have to worry about?
Help me to understand what I'm saying, and I'll explain it better to you
Rating helpful answers is nice, but saying thanks can be even nicer.
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What is their email? I can probably do the job at a lower price! Ha ha! ha! ha! ha!
Getting my coat! 
Get me coffee and no one gets hurt!
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You should be properly chuffed.
PS: I hope the job offer isn't from the prince of Nigeria. 
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Kornfeld Eliyahu Peter wrote: I do not know what to do yet...
Make absolutely certain it's not a scam would be the first thing that comes to my mind.
Google the company, check that it's legit (I have no idea how to do that, in your neck of the woods, but there must be a business registry of some kind), and then contact them using the contact details from their official registration (or web-site), not by clicking Reply in the e-mail.
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
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I was just walking outside and some guy hit me in the head with a can of soda!
I got lucky, it was a soft drink 
Get my coat? I didn't even take it off.
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Remember to recycle
.... throw it back at him (and if you're in the right sort of place ask him for the deposit back too.)
Sin tack ear lol
Pressing the any key may be continuate
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Recycle it[^]!
Skipper: We'll fix it.
Alex: Fix it? How you gonna fix this?
Skipper: Grit, spit and a whole lotta duct tape.
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