Subj : Re: Hi all!
To   : Digital Man
From : Gamgee
Date : Wed Sep 03 2025 08:41 am

-=> Digital Man wrote to Gamgee <=-

 > 4.  On my first PC (a Kaypro PC), I upgraded the 8088 CPU to a VIC-20
 > and it was a noticeable speed increase.

 DM> NEC V20, yup, did that one too. And had a VIC-20 before an Apple or
 DM> IBM/clone PC to boot. :-)

Hahaha, yes the NEC V20... (not a VIC-20).  Momentary brain lapse there.

 > Ahhhhh - the good old days!!  :-)

 DM> Yup. There was a project at my last job where we were developing a
 DM> wireless hand held controller for something and each needed a unique
 DM> address and there was this chicken-and-the-egg concept of how to
 DM> program the initial address for each. I suggested adding/using DIP
 DM> switches for the unique address (only the lower 8-bits needed to be
 DM> unique). They (the young'n hardware designers) were like... "what's a
 DM> dip switch? Hey that looks useful - let's use that". And so the
 DM> controllers have DIP switches and no bespoke/bizarre provisioning
 DM> system needed. Some times the old way is still the best way.

Very nice, and absolutely right.  Simple, foolproof, reliable is always 
the right way.



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