Re: [LAU] [OT] first computer ?

Joseph Dell'Orfano wrote: I was in love with my 2068. So much so, that I could actually touch-type basic programs on it! There were three or for shift modes for each key, each combination representing a BASIC keyword. I wrote an assembler in basic for this thing. I actually used the BASIC editor to write the assembly, and then used PEEK to get at the text of the buffer and generate the machine code. I was pretty starved for resources and information. Later, I had a Yamaha CX5M computer. I found a Commodore 64 with a printer at the thrift store. I used the cassette motor relay in the back of the CX5M to switch on and off the joystick button pin on the Commodore to tap out a print job in a sort of home made Morse code. Hey, it worked. Tobiah