1985

“BASIC was a fine tool to learn programming with. But #programs in it occupied far too much of the limited working #memory of a #microcomputer, and it was horribly slow.

The way to get anything ambitious done was to write the program directly in the language #BASIC translated into: #assembly code, only one layer up from the #silicon.

Suddenly, you were responsible for the entire flow of very simple commands that allowed the computer to function.”

40 years ago, Elite was created and released by #IanBell and #DavidBraben.

#Software / #Elite / #programming / #Cambridge / #computing / #BBCMicro <https://theguardian.com/books/2003/oct/18/features.weekend>

Unveiling the EndBOX – A microcomputer prototype for EndBASIC

https://www.endbasic.dev/2025/06/unveiling-the-endbox.html

Oh, I love this one:

"Comparing #FORTH to #BASIC is like comparing a Gothic cathedral to a mud hut." - Steve Vickers

( Vickers is one of the fathers of the legendary #JupiterAce #microcomputer )

Source: https://www.theregister.com/2012/09/21/jupiter_cantab_jupiter_ace_is_30_years_old/?page=3

Hi #Fediverse, ich suche Menschen die sich mit dem P8000 auskennen, ein alter Computer aus der DDR.
Wikipedia: https://de.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/P8000

#fedipower
#p8000
#microcomputer
#8bit
#16bit
#u880
#u8001
#retro
#ddr
#ostrechner

this is the future I'm here for "This programmable fibre, which incorporates a 32-bit floating-point microcontroller, independently performs edge computing tasks even when braided, woven, knitted or seam-sewn into garments. " https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-024-08568-6 #wearables #microcomputer more detailed less paywall https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-021-23628-5 and my long term favorite on the subject: https://www.kobakant.at/DIY/

Nice initiative : discovered thanks to Fairphone and founded in 2021, the small Belgian company #Citronics offers "microcomputers" (in fact nanocomputers) designed from smartphone motherboards … and there is stock !

› https://citronics.eu

Au hasard du web, je tombe sur Citronics, une boîte belge qui fait de l'électronique en économie circulaire, en recyclant des composants de smartphones usagés en micro-ordinateurs pour l'électronique embarquée.
https://citronics.eu/
#CircularEconomy #Electronic #MicroComputer #Belgium

This is a great project: the history of microcomputers told with 300 print advertisements, each scanned and commented.

https://nosher.net/archives/computers

The 6809 8-Bit Microcomputer: A Father-Son Odyssey - If you’re nostalgic for the golden age of microprocessors and dream of building yo... - https://hackaday.com/2024/12/06/the-6809-8-bit-microcomputer-a-father-son-odyssey/ #retrocomputing #microcomputer #classichacks #motorola6809 #micro-lind #kicad #µlind #8bit

#economy #diy #microcomputer

A brilliant idea: a Belgian company is recycling #phones into #computers

https://citronics.eu/#products

TRS-80 Color Computer from our collection. With its vibrant graphics , Motorola 6809E processor , and distinctive chiclet keyboard , the CoCo played a pivotal role in the early days of personal computing, leaving an enduring legacy in the history of technology.

As previously mentioned, I managed to get my hands on another #Enterprise64 from the mid 80s. I disassembled it yesterday and made sure it was in working order. Nothing noteworthy, apart from cleaning it up and snipping a couple of mm's of the super thin wire tape for the keyboard, which is notorious for breaking. Also, a 1MB memory expansion was added, which is is insane for a system that was born with 64K. It's now technically an #Enterprise1088 :-)

Developed in the UK, it comes with IS-BASIC, a word processor, has 256 colors, stereo sound, runs CP/M and reads FAT floppy disks. Pretty cool for a 40 year old system, eh?

This is my third Enterprise machine. Currently two are working - my original (S/N 000828) which was gifted to me back when my dad started importing them, and this latest one (S/N 030490). The third one is unfortunately dead at the moment.