[Coco] CoCo 3 MMU test for all

[Mark Marlette]

JP,

The obscure is always out there. Look at Ripley's believe it or not.

It's called evolution.

Mark



At 1/21/2008 04:11 AM, you wrote:


>On Jan 21, 2008, at 3:01 AM, Mark Marlette wrote:

>>Or when dealing with hardware in general, or the MMU, use hex.

>>

>>The pros use hex, it goes without saying that of course we can

>>convert. If I spoke decimal when talking technical I bet I would get

>>laughed out of a few cubes, IMHO. ;)

>

>I can't resist pointing out that the first "computers" used decimal,

>not hex.  If you've ever taken a look at Babbage's Difference Engines,

>you'll see that all the processing happens in base 10, albeit in a

>mechanical rather than electronic fashion.  The basic algorithms for

>doing calculations are essentially the same as in a digital circuit,

>but you can actually watch things happen step-by-step as the cogs

>slowly spin around.  It's pretty neat.

>

>-- JP

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