On Sat, 13 Feb 2021 14:23:31 +0000
Pancho  wrote:

> On 13/02/2021 13:39, Joe wrote:
> > On Sat, 13 Feb 2021 12:29:11 +0000
> > Pancho  wrote:
> >
> >>> Not that I've done any ARM coding for more than forty years.
> >>>
> >>
> >> ARM is only about 30 years old?
> >>
> >
> > Sorry, yes, it was 32 years ago. Memory failing...
> >
>
> It's ok, as long as you don't tell me you had an Archimedes. Even 32
> years on the jealousy is still real and I would have to hate you.

How else would I have had an ARM to play with? Other than the second
processor for the Beeb, and I did know someone who had one of those, I
think he had every second processor. He also got an early Archimedes,
with the Arthur operating system. I waited for RiscOS and bought one
with a massive megabyte of memory, and added a 40MB hard drive. Later
upgraded to ARM3.

The nice thing about the Acorns was a decent BASIC with a built-in
assembler. I eventually bought a PC and was astounded that I had to
*buy* a useful programming environment, all it came with was GW BASIC,
which wasn't great. I took the Delphi path, which is why I've never
more than dabbled in C.

--
Joe

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