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151.
by peteri 10y ago
Certainly the Borland 8087 emulation code used to have an interrupt call followed by the 8087 opcodes, the interrupt call got replaced at run time by NOPs if there was a co-processor present.
152.
by peteri 10y ago
The miliseconds bit doesn't look like a bug to me. The truncation is on purpose.
153.
by peteri 10y ago
Oddly I've had disposable tooth brushes and paste in airlines business class goodie bags. Used to keep them for guests at home.
154.
by peteri 10y ago
I did do this back in the VB5 days and it was a proper pain. From memory I couldn't get the listbox window to draw outside of it's hosting window (needed for controls at the bottom of a window) and allow moving of the hosting wind
155.
by peteri 10y ago
The DE-9 version was before my time (in development terms) I think it used RS485 and a Z8530 but the 4Mbps speed feels a bit quick for those technologies. I can still remember the prefix 00802C which we used for Ethernet addresses and at on
156.
by peteri 10y ago
Yep certainly do. The cards and software were written for Sage by a company called Alfa Systems formed out of the remains of Sinclair (David Karlin who designed the QL, Rupert Goodwins who wrote bits of Spectrum ROM and few others) with an
157.
by peteri 10y ago
Well from my UK based attempt it seems to perfectly visible even on google.co.uk using that specific phrase. I seem to remember originally have finding out via order-order.com. Again not something I particularly care about.
158.
by peteri 10y ago
The biggest kickers for Apple were: a) Sensible means of payment, no need to setup credit card processing, do deals with carriers etc for developers. Oh and no carrier lockdown on installing applications. b) Macs going x86 based so you coul
159.
by peteri 10y ago
Great set of links hanging from these pages (computer space + Atari stuff) another hour I'm not getting back..
160.
by peteri 10y ago
At supersonic cruise (M2) Concorde used fuel at the same rate as a Jumbo, a quick google search reveals this: "BA said a 747 cost $100,000 to fly each way across the atlantic in wages, fuel, maintenace etc, before fixed costs. At the s
161.
by peteri 10y ago
Netscape at that time was very buggy I couldn't print to a HP laser jet on windows via a netware print queue. It's why I gave up on it.
162.
by peteri 10y ago
I'm sure I personally have failed programming tests by doing too much (or not enough) "enterprise" programming in particular stuff that requires things like parsing a CSV file. Do you use a third party library, roll your own,
163.
by peteri 10y ago
I'd guess that PAE on x86 systems might really hurt with this. Basically any system where the memory model is one of segment + offset will run into trouble with pointer comparisons. Ever since the 8086 I've assumed that pointer ma
164.
by peteri 10y ago
The biggest problems with Vista were a) Lockdown of "Program Files" directory and UAC which meant existing applications had tricky to fix issues (sortable by IT folks not by end users). Microsoft had been saying for years that man
165.
by peteri 11y ago
The classic UK example is dried fruit. If it's bought in the cake decoration department it's 0% VAT, from the home brewing department 20% VAT. Also for some items such as gift baskets the food is 0 rated but the basket/bowl i
166.
by peteri 11y ago
I worked here in the UK with body worn video. Cameras attached to heads are really awful, while they're normally pointing in the right direction as officers move around the video is virtually unwatchable as the view slews around. Most
167.
by peteri 11y ago
Sadly I don't have any at the moment but I recall using self modifying code to write graphics to an Apple ][ hires screen. Thinking about it I wonder why I didn't copy the core of that down to the zero page and write the value int
168.
by peteri 11y ago
From memory at LHR Concorde had dedicated check in and lounge (this was in 2003). I'm pretty sure we went through dedicated security for Concorde (might have been VIP) I certainly don't remember hanging around much. Can't say
169.
by peteri 11y ago
Eh. A real VT100 should understand tabs, you can set them with 'Esc H' oddly the DEC manuals don't say what the effect of resetting tabs would be (I'd guess it defaults to multiples of 8 characters).
170.
by peteri 11y ago
This is getting less common in the UK, usually when a new combi boiler is installed the tank is removed / uninstalled. But in general it's good advice for the UK as expansion overflow from the hot water system went back into the c
171.
by peteri 11y ago
I'm guessing you're thinking of the Canon Cat. There was also a plugin board version for an Apple //e which went in the 80 column slot.
172.
by peteri 11y ago
To be honest it really should be part of the NSA remit to spy on as many world leaders as possible (friend or foe) I expect GCHQ & whatever the French equivalent is to be doing exactly the same. I'd be very surprised if GCHQ weren&
173.
by peteri 11y ago
As far as I know WHQL is automated so it's unlikely. i.e. you test it rather than MS and submit the results to them. MS then sign the driver package and pass it back. Don't think there are any humans involved.
174.
by peteri 11y ago
HMRC like it and so do most accountants. While not a legal requirement it saves trouble if you ever get investigated (otherwise you have prove what each outgoing payment was). Cater Allen is practically free, I think there is some sort of m
175.
by peteri 12y ago
Did something similar during a Software Craftsmanship conference at Bletchley Park a couple of years ago. BP have a "paper" enigma machine that they use for school children and we pair programmed an implementation in a couple of h
176.
by peteri 12y ago
One quick google (but you do need the 0x) and you get to this documentation: BG_E_VALIDATION_FAILED (0x80200053) The application requested data from a website, but the response was not valid. For details, use Event Viewer to view the Applic
177.
by peteri 12y ago
Just as an aside the D latch you're showing is the more traditional NMOS circuit rather than CMOS (see the diagram at the bottom of page 510. http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=5zUABAAAQBAJ&lpg=PA511&ot...
178.
by peteri 12y ago
I've just got a new job after around 15 interviews[1], the technical bit I can do, the softer bits (people skills etc) are something that I need to practice and it takes a few interviews. However I did put quite a bit of effort in revi
179.
by peteri 12y ago
Pretty slick collection there. Didn't realise that you could do the ROM language card and the RAM version in the same machine. Must have been a bit crash prone if something tried to enable the RAM language card at the same time. Now I&
180.
by peteri 12y ago
Well it won't run ProDOS (except the early beta IIRC) as that requires the autostart monitor with AppleSoft and the original monitor rom is preferable as you get better features for assembly programming (step and trace).

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