Computers

[julian]

I'm not too hot on the hardware but I've been programming for about 31 years now (since I was 12).

The only problem is that almost all of my experience has been programming on mainframes or Unix workstations but when you say you're a programmer people automatically assume you can solve all their PC problems. I'm not really a PC expert at all

Regards

Julian

[premierscfc]

julian said:

I'm not too hot on the hardware but I've been programming for about 31 years now (since I was 12).

The only problem is that almost all of my experience has been programming on mainframes or Unix workstations but when you say you're a programmer people automatically assume you can solve all their PC problems. I'm not really a PC expert at all

Regards

Julian

I am the other way round. I know more about hardware than software. I know my way round Windows XP and can manage with OSX Tiger.

[remaha]

nobrains said:

Ahh Remaha *coughs* which binary number format did you use? Well done on being determind enough to do it btw. (looks round for any lurking females)

Perhaps we might get a men only thread after all!

Do you know I can't remember what it was called now except that it was some kind of assembly language. I did it on an Acorn Electron. So that tells you how long ago we are talking about. I seem to remember that Acorn had their own proprietry language But I may be mistaken. I've probably still got the tape somwhere but sadly not the Electron itself. I don't know what happened to that although I saw one when I visited Bletchley Park recently where they have working models of all the old computers and even let you play with them.

And whatever you do, don't ask me about the maths. I couldn't do it again.

[remaha]

julian said:

I'm not too hot on the hardware but I've been programming for about 31 years now (since I was 12).

The only problem is that almost all of my experience has been programming on mainframes or Unix workstations but when you say you're a programmer people automatically assume you can solve all their PC problems. I'm not really a PC expert at all

Regards

Julian

You should get down to Bletchley. It'd be like memory lane for you.

[julian]

remaha said:

You should get down to Bletchley. It'd be like memory lane for you.

Why, do they have a Babbage Engine?

[juliejuliejulie]

I used to have a commodore Vic 20 and was given a Commodore 64 which i still have somewhere lol

i keep getting an error message on my pc when i load up even though it doesnt look important starts with fm32 (sorry cant remember the whole of it at this time of night)

[remaha]

juliejuliejulie said:

I used to have a commodore Vic 20 and was given a Commodore 64 which i still have somewhere lol

i keep getting an error message on my pc when i load up even though it doesnt look important starts with fm32 (sorry cant remember the whole of it at this time of night)

Sounds like a programme's not loading properly that could be in your start-up options. Do you have any more info?

[Admin]

Does the C64 run progams via a tape?

[Admin]

juliejuliejulie said:

I used to have a commodore Vic 20 and was given a Commodore 64 which i still have somewhere lol

i keep getting an error message on my pc when i load up even though it doesnt look important starts with fm32 (sorry cant remember the whole of it at this time of night)

was it FAT32? there are ways you can check what the error is.
Whats your operating system? Win98 XP?

If you are getting a blue screen on startup it's usually something wrong with your file system or something you have installed that is causing a conflict with the OS.

What is your OS first of all.

[nobrains]

The Vic20 was a bit short on memory and used the 6502 microprocessor. Its assembly language could be learned in about 20 minutes. Unlike the Z80microprocessor, that took ages to learn. I think the Z80 was in the BBC and Acorn computer. The BBC had BBC BASIC (Beginers All-purpose Symbolic Instruction Code). This BASIC had built into it the ability to write in assembly language. (assembly language - the codes the microprocessor was asembled with!)

You could save and load programs using a tape recorder. As tape recorders have slightly different variable speed saving and loading was not always succesful.