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Passing Code Pointers as Data in Amstrad CPC BASIC

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One of my secret coding pleasures is passing a function as a parameter to a subroutine. Most modern languages have what’s called ‘first class code’. That means that you can assign the address of a function to a variable, store it in an array, and pass it as a parameter to a function. This enables ….  Read More

Comparing Datapoint 2200, 8008, 8080 and Z80 Instruction Sets

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Before Intel created the 8080 it designed the 8008, the first eight bit microprocessor, and the first microprocessor to go on general sale. The 8008 was designed as a single chip version of the TTL processor in the Datapoint 2200, itself the first desktop computer. I’ve long known that the Datapoint 2200 had a very ….  Read More