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Message #07006
To: "'beam@sgiblab.sgi.com'" beam@sgiblab.sgi.com
From: Wilf Rigter Wilf.Rigter@powertech.bc.ca
Date: Fri, 22 Oct 1999 12:59:11 -0700
Subject: [alt-beam] Re: James Watt's sculpture, jewelry, and bots.
As a matter of fact back in 97, I finished a project I always dreamed of :
design and build an updated version of the ZX81/TS1000. After discussions
with others on the ZX81 list server, the ZX97 was born which is now a nice
little controller which can run basic control programs from power up. It is
backward compatible with the ZX81, still B/W but now includes a 512K
nonvolatile RAMDISK, lot's of graphics modes and plenty of I/O. Implemented
with CMOS Z80, memory chips and 18 other 74HC chips, the power supply
current is a cool 40mA at 6V which makes it possible to run off solar power!
It typically sits on my workbench showing off the carousel of pictures in
RAMDISK of my family and the dog in glorious B/W with awesome (well at least
recognizable face wise) 256x192 resolution. Now if only my beam bots could
see the world as well as my ZX97. Ok I guess I'll just have to design a
ZXcore.
enjoy
Wilf Rigter mailto:wilf.rigter@powertech.bc.ca
tel: (604)590-7493
fax: (604)590-3411
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Robert Stein [SMTP:rastein@dakotacom.net]
> Sent: Friday, October 22, 1999 8:26 AM
> To: beam@sgiblab.sgi.com
> Subject: RE: [alt-beam] Re: James Watt's sculpture, jewelry, and
> bots.
>
> sometime, somewhere wilf wrote:
>
> >Ah, you youngsters with your fancy colored computers! The ZX81 was and
> >always will be MY first "computer" though before that I wrestled with a
> >PDP8L c/w paper punch in college .
>
>
> > Wilf Rigter mailto:wilf.rigter@powertech.bc.ca
> > tel: (604)590-7493
> > fax: (604)590-3411
>
> I can remember the punch cards. I also remember the Sinclair
> 1000. Still have it (not sure if i want to admit that though). I can
> remember programming a football ball game with it. What a pain in the
> rear. I for one, like some of the new games, but I also grew up with
> the good ol` 64. Anyone remember "Leather goddesses of Phobos". Just
> checking.
> First "console" game was pong.....and that was all it did.
> Later all.
> --
> Robert Stein
> Applications Scientist
> Spectral Instruments, Inc.
>
7007 Fri, 22 Oct 1999 16:35:15 EDT [alt-beam] Re: Removal from list beam@sgiblab.sgi.com OoviRoO@aol.com yes me too please take me off this list
7008 Fri, 22 Oct 1999 18:03:17 -0300 [alt-beam] Re: Removal from list alt-beam@egroups.com michael.hirtle@ns.sympatico.ca (Michael Hirtle) actualy none of us can take u off the email list, u have to do it your self
sorry :-)
OoviRoO@aol.com wrote:
> yes me too please take me off this list
>
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