For just a few dollars more than the cost of adding a separate hard drive to an existing computer you could buy the Kaypro 10.
I'm hearing that I'm Hank's voice.
paulh
joined 2 years ago
Fantastic description!
Z-80 was much the same: djnz uses C as the loop counter (like the 8086 LOOP used CX iirc), H and L combine to make a 16-bit pointer...
I found that the simpler, early BASIC dialects were a good primer for assembly language. You had to create all the structure from jumps to numeric values. Goto and gosub mapped on to jump and call instructions.
Using labels in assembly was a step up from line numbers!
Don't forget to check that a script will eventually halt before executing it!
My first ISP (Demon Internet) had me use the ham radio software KA9Q in DOS.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KA9Q
Mail and Usenet programs would auto-run to download and upload when it connected via modem.
Well yes, but... the whole thread is about sending messages!
"Turbo switch": a triumph of marketing for a "slow down" control.
I recognized that because the instance my account is on is named after it.