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Re: [LUG] PCW magazine to close

 

Tom Potts wrote:

> from Dr Dobbs (now that was a real computer mag)....

Isn't Dr. Dobbs still going? Seem to remember seeing an issue a few years
back (but not that long ago) - Heavy on C++ IIRC.

Regards,
Dave.

-----Original Message-----
From: list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of Gordon Henderson
Sent: 12 June 2009 17:07
To: list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [LUG] PCW magazine to close

On Fri, 12 Jun 2009, Tom Potts wrote:

> On Friday 12 June 2009 12:59, Steve Lee wrote:
>>> I was buying those 1984 issues when they came out :)  Probably for a few
>>> years before that too, come to think of it.  There were some weird and
>>> wonderful computers back then, it has to be said.
>>
>> yeah and all those Basic code listings to type in ... fun
> you should have got a MK14 - you had to type in the keyboard debouncer,
then
> the tape loader code, then load the pico-basic copied from Dr Dobbs (now
that
> was a real computer mag) then try and remember what you wanted to do in
the
> first place....

I've got a Mk14. Damn. forgot to add that to the list of assemblers. 
Horrid thing.

http://unicorn.drogon.net/stuff/mk14.jpg

Yes it was powered up in that photo. About a year or so ago.

Gordon


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