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L/+bell1
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| Filename: | L/+bell1 |
| Read OK: | ✔ |
| File size: | 10E9 bytes |
| Load address: | 2B204556 |
| Exec address: | 6C6C6562 |
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************************************************************************* * Mark Bellis, 118, The Lawns, Rolleston-on-Dove, Burton-on Trent, * * Staffs, DE13 9DE. * * Letter, March 1998 * ************************************************************************* It seems that, sadly, there are more and more reasons for me to have to buy a (spit) PC in the near future. One of these is that some mail order companies, such as RS (electronics and other hardware) no longer produce a paper catalogue (it used to be in three volumes for about 42000 products), and prefer to issue it on CD-Rom. I'm all for CD-Roms, but the trusty old 8-bit Acorns won't run them. The real question is: Can I hold off having to get a PC till the processor is a RISC one which uses very little power and requires no heatsink or fan, like the Apple Mac and Acorn RISC PC processors. It is this transition to RISC, with PC techie experts having acknowledged that the limits of CISC Pentiums have almost been reached, which is a good reason not to buy a PC for the next 2-3 years if possible. It would represent a major technology change, with all existing PCs becoming obsolete, as Windows would have to be completely re-written for RISC architecture. Out of the window goes MMX technology, which was a "let's make the processor even more CISC than before" feature. I don't think it would be possible to simply put all the new RISC bits in a socket-7 box to plug into the Pentium II slot on the motherboard, as RISC affects the whole philosophy and aims of the computer's hardware and software architecture. If you thought Pentium II machines for under 1000 pounds was good, wait till they're under 500. I predict that the change to RISC will stun the PC world as much as the Millennium bug. Of course, there are other reasons for having a PC: Running PCB-design CAD packages. The internet (it's very easy to get addicted) Games (not a personal reason - the ones on the beeb are good enough) Lots more fonts and proportional-width word processing. Spreadsheet with variablecolumnwidth(Iwishitwereeasier to do in Viewsheet) Better screen resolution, with more colours. However, most of these can be done just as well by a Mac or Acorn machine, and Macs are well-known for being better for CAD applications. At least I have one very good excuse not to buy a PC soon - I haven't any more space in my room. It will have to wait till I've bought my own house, and then of course I'll have no cashfor a while, as it will be taken up by decorating and buying furniture. Before I can buy a PC, I'll have to buy a table to put it on, so this will delay the purchase for a year or two. Problem solved! In the meantime,I'llcontinue to make the Master 128 doasmuch as possible - will a 522-address database suffice? I've used the RS Catalogue on CD ROM. It is quite good if you know what you want but it's a pain for brousing. There are some interesting tools such as search but I found these to be not too good. I asked for a list of all the LS chips, and none were found, I asked for specific chips, none. These are in there but the search just couldn't locate them. I probably did something wrong but who cares? I just got out the Farnel catalogue. CD ROMs are im my opinion the top reason for buying a PC second is the Internet. Some of the titles are really intersting. I think I've said before I have a 386 PC so neither of these is available to me. I have a word processor on it but prefer the quickness of my Elk. I find most PC word processors take too much for granted and seem to be so complicated to use. I hate these error windows. I sometimes want to punch the screen. If it's so good why can't it tell me how I should do someting? Thanks for your tip about RISC. I have been thinking for a while about getting another PC and have held off because my suspicions about this millennium bug made me think it was a preamble to the launch of some new machine. Your comment about a table is also interesting. Those so called Plam top PCs ae a bit of a joke. It could be that there will eventually be a full feature PC which will have true protability, so making the previous model obsolete.
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Problem solve| 00000b00 64 21 0d 0d 49 6e 20 74 68 65 20 6d 65 61 6e 74 |d!..In the meant| 00000b10 69 6d 65 2c 1a 49 27 6c 6c 1a 63 6f 6e 74 69 6e |ime,.I'll.contin| 00000b20 75 65 20 74 6f 20 6d 61 6b 65 20 74 68 65 20 4d |ue to make the M| 00000b30 61 73 74 65 72 20 31 32 38 20 64 6f 1a 61 73 1a |aster 128 do.as.| 00000b40 6d 75 63 68 20 61 73 0d 70 6f 73 73 69 62 6c 65 |much as.possible| 00000b50 20 2d 20 77 69 6c 6c 20 61 20 35 32 32 2d 61 64 | - will a 522-ad| 00000b60 64 72 65 73 73 20 64 61 74 61 62 61 73 65 20 73 |dress database s| 00000b70 75 66 66 69 63 65 3f 0d 0d 1c 49 27 76 65 20 75 |uffice?...I've u| 00000b80 73 65 64 20 74 68 65 20 52 53 20 43 61 74 61 6c |sed the RS Catal| 00000b90 6f 67 75 65 20 6f 6e 20 43 44 20 52 4f 4d 2e 20 |ogue on CD ROM. | 00000ba0 49 74 20 69 73 20 71 75 69 74 65 20 67 6f 6f 64 |It is quite good| 00000bb0 20 69 66 20 79 6f 75 20 6b 6e 6f 77 20 77 68 61 | if you know wha| 00000bc0 74 0d 79 6f 75 20 77 61 6e 74 20 62 75 74 20 69 |t.you want but i| 00000bd0 74 27 73 20 61 20 70 61 69 6e 20 66 6f 72 20 62 |t's a pain for b| 00000be0 72 6f 75 73 69 6e 67 2e 20 54 68 65 72 65 20 61 |rousing. There a| 00000bf0 72 65 20 73 6f 6d 65 20 69 6e 74 65 72 65 73 74 |re some interest| 00000c00 69 6e 67 20 74 6f 6f 6c 73 0d 73 75 63 68 20 61 |ing tools.such a| 00000c10 73 20 73 65 61 72 63 68 20 62 75 74 20 49 20 66 |s search but I f| 00000c20 6f 75 6e 64 20 74 68 65 73 65 20 74 6f 20 62 65 |ound these to be| 00000c30 20 6e 6f 74 20 74 6f 6f 20 67 6f 6f 64 2e 20 49 | not too good. I| 00000c40 20 61 73 6b 65 64 20 66 6f 72 20 61 20 6c 69 73 | asked for a lis| 00000c50 74 20 6f 66 0d 61 6c 6c 20 74 68 65 20 4c 53 20 |t of.all the LS | 00000c60 63 68 69 70 73 2c 20 61 6e 64 20 6e 6f 6e 65 20 |chips, and none | 00000c70 77 65 72 65 20 66 6f 75 6e 64 2c 20 49 20 61 73 |were found, I as| 00000c80 6b 65 64 20 66 6f 72 20 73 70 65 63 69 66 69 63 |ked for specific| 00000c90 20 63 68 69 70 73 2c 20 6e 6f 6e 65 2e 0d 54 68 | chips, none..Th| 00000ca0 65 73 65 20 61 72 65 20 69 6e 20 74 68 65 72 65 |ese are in there| 00000cb0 20 62 75 74 20 74 68 65 20 73 65 61 72 63 68 20 | but the search | 00000cc0 6a 75 73 74 20 63 6f 75 6c 64 6e 27 74 20 6c 6f |just couldn't lo| 00000cd0 63 61 74 65 20 74 68 65 6d 2e 20 49 20 70 72 6f |cate them. I pro| 00000ce0 62 61 62 6c 79 0d 64 69 64 20 73 6f 6d 65 74 68 |bably.did someth| 00000cf0 69 6e 67 20 77 72 6f 6e 67 20 62 75 74 20 77 68 |ing wrong but wh| 00000d00 6f 20 63 61 72 65 73 3f 20 49 20 6a 75 73 74 20 |o cares? 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I h| 00000e00 61 76 65 20 61 20 77 6f 72 64 20 70 72 6f 63 65 |ave a word proce| 00000e10 73 73 6f 72 20 6f 6e 20 69 74 20 62 75 74 20 70 |ssor on it but p| 00000e20 72 65 66 65 72 20 74 68 65 20 71 75 69 63 6b 6e |refer the quickn| 00000e30 65 73 73 20 6f 66 20 6d 79 20 45 6c 6b 2e 20 49 |ess of my Elk. I| 00000e40 0d 66 69 6e 64 20 6d 6f 73 74 20 50 43 20 77 6f |.find most PC wo| 00000e50 72 64 20 70 72 6f 63 65 73 73 6f 72 73 20 74 61 |rd processors ta| 00000e60 6b 65 20 74 6f 6f 20 6d 75 63 68 20 66 6f 72 20 |ke too much for | 00000e70 67 72 61 6e 74 65 64 20 61 6e 64 20 73 65 65 6d |granted and seem| 00000e80 20 74 6f 20 62 65 20 73 6f 0d 63 6f 6d 70 6c 69 | to be so.compli| 00000e90 63 61 74 65 64 20 74 6f 20 75 73 65 2e 20 49 20 |cated to use. I | 00000ea0 68 61 74 65 20 74 68 65 73 65 20 65 72 72 6f 72 |hate these error| 00000eb0 20 77 69 6e 64 6f 77 73 2e 20 49 20 73 6f 6d 65 | windows. 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