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Re: My First Computer (was Computing Editorial)

Subject: Re: My First Computer (was Computing Editorial)
From: (lisp) <lisa@thecommune.org.uk>
Date: 9 Feb 2003 22:29:43 GMT
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In comp.sys.cbm Ross Simpson <yeah_whatever> wrote:
> Mate, if by any chance you decide to do some DOS or CP/M-86 programming one
> day, you will see that accessing the hardware directly comes in very handy.

You seem to be stuck in the 80s. CP/M-86 and DOS are obsolete. Dead. Gone.

> Doing stuff with Interrupts in a Real Mode OS has allowed me to write more 
> functions & procedures, without them I'd be writing the kinds of programs 
> which look & feel 20 years old. 

It's not our fault if you can't program.

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References:
- Computing Editorial (please read)
  - From: pap3@dana.ucc.nau.edu (Paul Allen Panks)
- My First Computer (was Computing Editorial)
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- Re: My First Computer (was Computing Editorial)
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- Re: My First Computer (was Computing Editorial)
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