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liam_on_linux
31 Jul 2020, 11:54
Thoughts about the difference between European & American hardware and software design
Thank you! :-)
NTN Labs
30 Jul 2020, 10:08
Thoughts about the difference between European & American hardware and software design
As someone who came to this world from a ZX I am deeply touched by how You are writing about Basic. In a positive way! :)
liam_on_linux
29 Jul 2020, 18:08
Thoughts about the difference between European & American hardware and software design
A fair point. I was too young, and not at all politically aware, at the time to know about such things.

INMOS certainly did a lot of pioneering stuff, yes, and deserved far more success.

Have you…
liam_on_linux
29 Jul 2020, 18:02
A great price for a cheap BASIC – but with an extremely expensive legacy
Thanks for the comments! LJ flagged this reply as spam and I only just saw it now, I'm afraid.

Yes, there were much better BASICs on low-end 6502 computers -- including Commodore's later ones, the…
(Anonymous)
29 Jul 2020, 17:48
Thoughts about the difference between European & American hardware and software design

The demise of the British tech industry should be laid squarely at the feet of Margaret Thatcher. She de-funded and sold off Inmos, which was the chance for competitive British fab technology -…