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Paolo Amoroso
Paolo Amoroso @ amoroso @lemmy.ml
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  • Although I did see some punch cards I never used them. At the time I couldn't afford a computer with punch cards and was too young and inexperienced to work for an organization that had such machines.

  • Old fart Boomer here, my first computer was a Sinclair ZX Spectrum.

  • Reading computer magazines and books, and eagerly anticipating getting my hands on such material. Today's kids born in an online era of infinite content just can't imagine how difficult it was back them to get technical publications and information, printed or otherwise.

  • Zutty, the Zero-cost Unicode Teletype which the developer describes as "A high-end terminal for low-end systems".

  • I'm aware of those accounts but they aren't official.

  • The accounts of space agencies such as NASA and ESA.

  • So why not make the washing cycle end when the water has fully drained? I get the impression the timer starts after the drain.

  • You're welcome.

  • My favorite is chromeOS because it requires zero maintenance and I can access all my data, apps, and preferences in minutes on any compatible device by just signing into my account.

  • Lisp.

    It just feels extremely natural to me, so it's difficult to pinpoint specific features I like. But two such features stand out: the parantheses-based syntax and the extreme interactivity.

  • I use Google Play Books but I also like BookFusion.

  • My first was Slackware.

  • At the time I used Slackware and Red Hat which definitely required tweaking at least xorg.conf and more.

  • Such a feature was relatively common on desktop and workstation hypermedia systems.

  • Thanks for the feedback, I edited the submission to move the link to the description.

  • Apologies, I didn't know. Can you please elaborate on why?

  • I initially got a Z80-MBC2, a Z80-based SBC that runs CP/M and other operating systems, as I had developed an Intel 8080 cross assembler and wanted to run on actual hardware the code assembled with it. It was so fun I got a V20-MBC, an SBC by the same maker that features a Nec V20 (8088 + 8080) and can run CP/M-86.

    Both SBCs led me down a fascinating retrocomputing rabbit hole.

  • That explains why support agents beg for the highest rating.

  • General Programming Discussion @lemmy.ml

    Stumbling in the Dark: Trying a new language, new platform, new IDE, new framework