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I particularly enjoyed this anecdote (talking about the prototype 6502 based BBC Computer, not the ARM here): Wilson: ...Hermann determined that if there was n
by dcminter 6y ago
I particularly enjoyed this anecdote (talking about the prototype 6502 based BBC Computer, not the ARM here):
Wilson: ...Hermann determined that if there was no logical reason why it didn't work, then it must be the fault of the in-circuit emulator, and that what they should do is take the in-circuit emulator out, put a native processor in it, and surely it would work then, because there was no logical reason it shouldn't. And annoyingly, he was completely right. It did work.
- bencollier49 6y agoThere's a sequence in the BBC drama "Micro Men" which appears to dramatise this, albeit with an external clock wire as the culprit. Worth watching, it's brilliant.
- dcminter 6y agoThanks, it's been on my to-watch list for a while. Maybe it's time to bump it up the queue a bit :)
- pja 6y agoIt’s quite fun & Alexander Armstrong has great fun hamming it up a little as Sinclair.
- dcminter 6y agoThe ZX81 and ZX Spectrum were a big part of my childhood, so I had a big case of Clive-worship as a kid. Watching a clip from this I now feel slightly attacked :) but I'm settling down with a very British cup of tea to watch it tonight. Thanks for the recommendation.
- bencollier49 6y agoI get the impression that the Acorn guys had more of a hand in the consultation process for the film!
- dcminter 6y agoI watched it this evening (stopped watching the other night as it was so good I wanted to watch the whole thing with my wife) and it was very entertaining. Armstrong's portrayal of Sinclair seemed rather cruel, but then I don't know how accurate it might have been.