Re: Assembler or machinecode. Was Re: [colorforth] New Linux 4word

Haha, very funny Ray :)

You know, I've written a lot of bootsectors and I'd be willing to
write one thats a bit less selective about the hardware, and is a
drop-in replacement for the colorforth one.(I've done the same for
RetroForth 8 Native)

On Apr 10, 2005 8:01 PM, Ray St. Marie <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Apr 9, 2005 2:25 PM, Dr Nick Maroudas <[email protected]> wrote:
> [snip]
>  At present, I am trying to make sense of the present boot  code, but
> what do floppy disc and Intel CPU want from  each other?  (Ray, does
> this qualify for the most stupid  question?)
> [snip]
>  But last night I wondered if the keyset could  be reduced to 5 by
> implementing Terry's one-handed  hacker's coding in software.  So I
> have to ask more  stupid question: what i/o ports detect the
> simultaneous  pressing of 4 keys?  Where does CF translate a keypress
> into a character?
> [snip]
> Regards,
> 
> Nick
> 
> Ray here,
> Ordinarily, Doctor, I would have to say "yes, stupid question".
> BUT most stupid?
> 
> Being as I don't know the answer to either one of your questions,
> neither one qualifies for most stupid, I suppose. But then I,
> personally, may qualify as most stupid in the group, owing to the fact
> that I only hang out in groups where everybody has, at the least, 10
> more iQ points then myself.
> 
> Therefore, I declare that these questions and more shall be thrown
> into the pot of stupid questions relating to colorforth, voted on next
> February by any and all members of this list, and prize to be awared
> on April Fools Day.
> 
> We have till next February to decide what that prize should be.
> 
> My current personal favorite idea for a prize would be a handsigned
> floppy of a state of the art colorforth mailed from CM's postal
> address. We could compile one, send to Chuck, beg him to sign the note
> that awards the recipient for the "Most Stupid Question Relating To
> The Design, Operation, or Implementation Of ColorForth -- 20xx! (then
> in fine print) as determined by very partial judges!
> 
> To the success of fractured projects!
> Ray
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