OK, I have an idea for a topic. I’m happy to present on it on Thursday.
But there’s a catch. It’s more of a question than a presentation.
That is to say, I have a question I’d like to get an answer to. The answer
would be in the audience.
I’d lead the discussion for 15-20 minutes to kind of pull out answers.
I’m curious about how different languages accessed the memory and chip
differently.
BASIC in the C64 and others was an exact fit to the metal. Languages on the PC
would soon evolve to add layers between specific chips and memory chips.
C, for example, could be ported to any computer. That was it’s selling point.
So what layers were added to make that portability possible.
The same question could be asked for every language that was ported to run on
the C64.
Maybe the question is easiest asked by asking what problems would somebody face
porting a given language to the C64.
I think that question might illustrate the relationship between the memory,
chip, bus, etc. in an interesting way.
As you can see, I’m not sure what I’m talking about, but I think asking the
question in this way could be interesting.
FWIW,
Chris
On Mar 19, 2019, at 9:54 AM, Leif Bloomquist <leif@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Hi all,
As discussed at the TPUG AGM, we are looking for more membership
involvement in running the monthly "chapter" meetings.
This means suggestions for meeting topics, volunteers to give
presentations or demos, arrange guest speakers, or other suggestions.
We don't have to stick with the usual meeting format either! Really
anything Commodore (8 or 16 bit, or modern) or retrocomputing in
general is fair game.
What would *you* like to see and do at the monthly meetings? What
would *you* like to share with the group?
The Commodore scene and retrocomputing in general are more vibrant
than ever, so there's lots to explore. I'm happy to help coordinate.
Let's hear your ideas, suggestions, and some volunteers to make them happen!
Thanks,
-Leif
