It's great that they tried to show some expanded use cases for the device but I was interested in the very basic architecture and wish they would have focused more on that. Ie. maybe prime the audience on its original use case, then how it worked, and then dive into expanded use cases. Just an idea.
@diveconjay2 жыл бұрын
Minor nit to pick: Altair BASIC was an interpreter not a compiler.
@jimbobbennett2 жыл бұрын
Yup, totally right. I'll hang my head in shame...
@youtuuba10 ай бұрын
So this video is about doing something that has already been done (and perhaps better) by Mike Douglas with his "Altair Clone", and treating it as if it is mind-blowing "this is wild stuff!" new territory. This video mentions starting with a software emulation of the 8080 CPU (yes, this is necessary for an accurate overall emulation, and it has already been done years ago with the Altair Clone), then tangents off to operating systems, without noting that before doing THAT, one must also write a very accurate hardware emulation of the Altair 8800 computer itself, and also its I/O cards, disk drives, etc; which has also been done already.
@briandecker840310 ай бұрын
Or the AltairDuino by Chris Davis and Dave Hansel which includes CP/M, games and multiple disk images.
@Bernard_AshtreeАй бұрын
you should use switches that double as LED, for a more compact build
@thejobbercrowley72122 жыл бұрын
I love stuff like this.
@LeftyPem8 ай бұрын
Absolutely love this, but what trousers are you wearing where that board fits in a pocket?! Maybe some equally vintage 90s JNCO jeans😂
@RixtronixLAB8 ай бұрын
Nice video, thanks :)
@popolony2k2 жыл бұрын
Using a MSX TShirt would be more appropriate.😁
@jimbobbennett2 жыл бұрын
I never had an MSX, I grew up with the Spectrum. First the 48k with rubber keys, then a 128k +2 (built in tape deck FTW!)