> On Sep 11, 2023, at 2:09 PM, Martin Bishop via cctalk
> wrote:
>
>
>> Did Algol in general have memory leaks?,or is just C and Windows.
>
> This is very much from recollection of programming in Algol 60 & 68, 40+
> years ago.
>
> Algol60 did not have heap storage or pointers IIRC
>Did Algol in general have memory leaks?,or is just C and Windows.
This is very much from recollection of programming in Algol 60 & 68, 40+ years
ago.
Algol60 did not have heap storage or pointers IIRC Therefore no potential for
memory leaks
Algol68R had fairly agressive garbage collection,
> On 09/11/2023 12:18 PM CDT ben via cctalk wrote:
>
> Did Algol in general have memory leaks?,or is just C and Windows.
Not sure about the language, but at this point most of its programmers have
memory leaks.
Will
If you want to build a ship, don't drum up people to collect wood and
On 2023-09-11 10:43 a.m., Paul Koning via cctalk wrote:
On Sep 10, 2023, at 6:24 PM, Fred Cisin via cctalk
wrote:
On Sun, 10 Sep 2023, Will Cooke via cctalk wrote:
I make an official motion that Fred write his own "Everything I Know About Floppy
Disks" page / book /encyclopedia.
I
I’m in Barnsley which is close to Sheffield. Where in Sheffield is it as I
possibly go pick it up really soon if you want.
Sent from my iPhone
> On 11 Sep 2023, at 17:16, Ethan O'Toole via cctalk
> wrote:
>
> Anyone in Sheffield UK? There is an Acorn Archemedies computer I am
> interested
> On Sep 10, 2023, at 6:24 PM, Fred Cisin via cctalk
> wrote:
>
> On Sun, 10 Sep 2023, Will Cooke via cctalk wrote:
>> I make an official motion that Fred write his own "Everything I Know About
>> Floppy Disks" page / book /encyclopedia.
>> I suspect that what is inside his head is the
Anyone in Sheffield UK? There is an Acorn Archemedies computer I am
interested in buying but the guy is collection only. I am in the USA, but
interested in buying and repairing the system.
- Ethan
Any proprietary interface or message database is anathema to honest
communication. And even if they currently have benevolent commercial
policies there's always the possibility of another twitter-style
regression.
Moguls love communication platforms and always have, from Randall Hearst
onwards,
On 2023-09-08 20:08, Chuck Guzis via cctalk wrote:
I use a STM32F4 MCU for my floppy work (and my tape work also). Half a
meg of program flash and 192KB of SRAM on-chip, running at 168MHz. But
my interface is strictly by image file. The USB connection is strictly
for file transfer and
On Sun, 10 Sept 2023 at 18:49, Peter Corlett via cctalk
wrote:
> One unusual and interesting thing about the Amstrad PCW is how it uses a
> display list system, unlike basically any other home computer of the era
> apart from the Atari 8-bits and the Amiga.
Fascinating... thanks for that.
--
On Sun, 10 Sept 2023 at 23:12, Will Cooke via cctalk
wrote:
> I make an official motion that Fred write his own "Everything I Know About
> Floppy Disks" page / book /encyclopedia.
>
> I suspect that what is inside his head is the greatest collection of
> knowledge about floppies on the planet.
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