Why do trolls continue to delude themselves that the differences between 8-bits still matter? [message #93066] |
Sat, 11 October 2003 16:20 |
korax1214
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Or, come to that, ever did?
(I'm reminded of a dumb argument, circa 1980, claiming that the 6502
processor was "better" than the Z80 because it could handle graphics
and the Z80 could not! What nonsense -- neither the 6502, nor the
Z80, nor the Pentium 4 for that matter, can handle graphics; that's
the job of the support circuitry -- in the case of the CBM machines,
the VIC[1] chip which gave the VIC-20 its name.)
*And* the latest infantile moron was also an Anonymous Coward(TM), who
furthermore, as good as Godwinised himself by accusing everyone else
of being gay, as if that were A Bad Thing...
Please, let's give it a rest[2], it's boring...
[1] Apologies to Germain readers that this word is rude in your
language.
[2] At least, until the 2004 Annual Flamewar(TM)...
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Re: Why do trolls continue to delude themselves that the differences between 8-bits still matter? [message #93069 is a reply to message #93066] |
Sat, 11 October 2003 17:17 |
Michael J. Schülke
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Robert J Baker wrote:
> (I'm reminded of a dumb argument, circa 1980, claiming that the 6502
> processor was "better" than the Z80 because it could handle graphics
> and the Z80 could not! What nonsense -- neither the 6502, nor the
> Z80, nor the Pentium 4 for that matter, can handle graphics; that's
> the job of the support circuitry -- in the case of the CBM machines,
> the VIC[1] chip which gave the VIC-20 its name.)
Not necessarily. You can synthesise video output with very little extra
hardware (two port pins and two resistors for a monochrome image),
computing the output "on the fly". There a few microcontroller projects
out there that work this way, like Rickard Gunée's PIC Game System,
http://www.rickard.gunee.com/projects/video/pic/gamesys.php
Regards,
Michael
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Re: Why do trolls continue to delude themselves that the differences between 8-bits still matter? [message #93121 is a reply to message #93066] |
Sun, 12 October 2003 06:17 |
spike1
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Robert J Baker <korax1214@mailandnews.co.uk> did eloquently scribble:
> Or, come to that, ever did?
>
> (I'm reminded of a dumb argument, circa 1980, claiming that the 6502
> processor was "better" than the Z80 because it could handle graphics
> and the Z80 could not! What nonsense -- neither the 6502, nor the
> Z80, nor the Pentium 4 for that matter, can handle graphics; that's
> the job of the support circuitry -- in the case of the CBM machines,
> the VIC[1] chip which gave the VIC-20 its name.)
Not entirely true, robert...
It's not done, but it IS possible..
CPUs are fast enough to render a screen... they'd just spend most of their
time doing it. :)
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Re: Why do trolls continue to delude themselves that the differences between 8-bits still matter? [message #93526 is a reply to message #93516] |
Sun, 12 October 2003 13:05 |
deKay
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Soni tempori elseu romani yeof helsforo nisson ol sefini ill des Sun, 12 Oct
2003 15:16:19 +0000, sefini jorgo geanyet des mani yeof do comp.sys.sinclair,
yawatina tan reek esk fuzzbucket <myarse@yourface.com> fornis do marikano es
bono tan el:
> Robert J Baker wrote:
>>
>> *And* the latest infantile moron was also an Anonymous Coward(TM), who
>> furthermore, as good as Godwinised himself by accusing everyone else
>> of being gay, as if that were A Bad Thing...
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> Gays are nazis now?
Gays have always been nazis. Hitler was the campest German to ever live.
deKay
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Re: Why do trolls continue to delude themselves that the differences between 8-bits still matter? [message #93574 is a reply to message #93567] |
Sun, 12 October 2003 15:21 |
deKay
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Soni tempori elseu romani yeof helsforo nisson ol sefini ill des Sun, 12 Oct
2003 18:50:39 +0000, sefini jorgo geanyet des mani yeof do comp.sys.sinclair,
yawatina tan reek esk fuzzbucket <myarse@yourface.com> fornis do marikano es
bono tan el:
> deKay wrote:
>>> Gays are nazis now?
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>> Gays have always been nazis. Hitler was the campest German to ever
>> live.
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> Your ideas intrigue me and i would like to subscribe to your newsletter...
Please come to my seminar entitled "Hitler Was A Fag, and Why The Germans Like
Moustaches".
deKay
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Re: Why do trolls continue to delude themselves that the differences between 8-bits still matter? [message #93937 is a reply to message #93935] |
Mon, 13 October 2003 08:21 |
Chris Cowley
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On 13 Oct 2003 04:51:26 -0700, tayles@mailandnews.com (Tayles) wrote:
> deKay <andyk@lofi-gaming.org.uk> wrote in message news:<bd2jovg3jhij5kakht4ne0akb9k2q1sttp@4ax.com>...
>> Soni tempori elseu romani yeof helsforo nisson ol sefini ill des Sun, 12 Oct
>> 2003 15:16:19 +0000, sefini jorgo geanyet des mani yeof do comp.sys.sinclair,
>> yawatina tan reek esk fuzzbucket <myarse@yourface.com> fornis do marikano es
>> bono tan el:
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>>> Robert J Baker wrote:
>>>>
>>>> *And* the latest infantile moron was also an Anonymous Coward(TM), who
>>>> furthermore, as good as Godwinised himself by accusing everyone else
>>>> of being gay, as if that were A Bad Thing...
>>>>
>>>
>>> Gays are nazis now?
>>
>> Gays have always been nazis. Hitler was the campest German to ever live.
>>
>> deKay
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> Hitler was Austrian.
And German (after he received German citizenship in 1932).
And wasn't it Herman Goering who was the raving Mac user?[*]
[*] I realise using the term "raving Mac user" to refer to homosexuals
might be seen by some (humourless) people as a tad inflammatory, but it
makes me laugh. And I'm just a lowly Windows user, so I need all the
laughs I can get. :o
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