FenderGuy1 Posted September 19, 2012 Share Posted September 19, 2012 i decided to start a poll, what is your favourite 8 Bit Computer? and Why? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaleb Posted September 19, 2012 Share Posted September 19, 2012 Macintosh easily. Mostly cause' I like to do graphic design, and those kick serious a$$ for that. I think you've gone a bit too far with the computer threads around here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
69tele Posted September 19, 2012 Share Posted September 19, 2012 ZX Spectrum series Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pippy Posted September 19, 2012 Share Posted September 19, 2012 All mine cost me much more than 8 bits. P. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AXE® Posted September 19, 2012 Share Posted September 19, 2012 What is a "Bit"? I write most of my originals in F#. Does that count? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riffster Posted September 19, 2012 Share Posted September 19, 2012 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
btoth76 Posted September 19, 2012 Share Posted September 19, 2012 Videoton TVC with a ZiLOG Z80. Cheers... Bence Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thermionik Posted September 19, 2012 Share Posted September 19, 2012 Because 8 bits are NEVER enough..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badbluesplayer Posted September 19, 2012 Share Posted September 19, 2012 I liked DEC PDP 8L's personally. They were a mid-processor design with Dedion feet. Good in the turns but it had decent power too. I/O was a little slow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Farnsbarns Posted September 19, 2012 Share Posted September 19, 2012 Hey FG. When I was just a little older than you some friends and I built a steam powered computer using steam to throw switches in a login gate configuration. It could add and subtract in single digits. This was before the days of the internet but I'm sure you could find some info on how to do something similar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milod Posted September 19, 2012 Share Posted September 19, 2012 This is a bit ludicrous as the Mac Classic technically came well into the 16-bit era and used, as did the original, a Motorola 16/32-bit cisc microprocessor - far, far ahead of the 6502 and its variants, 8080 and Zilog Z80 eight-bit CPUs. The C-128 also should probably not be here unless the Apple II or C64 with a CPM board (essentially a second processor) would also be. So adding the Mac classic - around 1990 as I recall - with late 70s and early 80s 8-bit home computers isn't at all correct since it had such a far later cpu design. Choosing the Mac in this particular poll is a false choice since it ain't an 8-bit machine. m Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZenKen Posted September 19, 2012 Share Posted September 19, 2012 What is a "Bit"? You never studied.................... B) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Farnsbarns Posted September 19, 2012 Share Posted September 19, 2012 My current HP laptop is definitely 2 bit. A 2 bit POS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FenderGuy1 Posted September 20, 2012 Author Share Posted September 20, 2012 My current HP laptop is definitely 2 bit. A 2 bit POS. The original Mac classic was released in 1984 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
btoth76 Posted September 20, 2012 Share Posted September 20, 2012 I liked DEC PDP 8L's personally. They were a mid-processor design with Dedion feet. Good in the turns but it had decent power too. I/O was a little slow. Hello! I might be wrong, but all PDPs were at least 16-bit. Cheers... Bence Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
btoth76 Posted September 20, 2012 Share Posted September 20, 2012 What is a "Bit"? I write most of my originals in F#. Does that count? BInary digiT. The digits of the binary numeric system, these are: 0 and 1. These build up binary codes which are used for controlling digital devices. 0 is when there is no signal flowing, 1 is when it does. Eight of those make up a byte... Cheers... Bence Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thermionik Posted September 20, 2012 Share Posted September 20, 2012 BInary digiT. The digits of the binary numeric system, these are: 0 and 1. These build up binary codes which are used for controlling digital devices. 0 is when there is no signal flowing, 1 is when it does. Eight of those make up a byte... Cheers... Bence Do you know what, btoth76..... I think ol' AXE® may have been "joking" when he asked what a bit was. As in "having a bit of a laugh....." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FenderGuy1 Posted September 20, 2012 Author Share Posted September 20, 2012 stop joking around guys, seriously! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
btoth76 Posted September 20, 2012 Share Posted September 20, 2012 Do you know what, btoth76..... I think ol' AXE® may have been "joking" when he asked what a bit was. As in "having a bit of a laugh....." Well, I was suspecting that, but wasn't sure. Just in case... ;) Cheers... Bence Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
btoth76 Posted September 20, 2012 Share Posted September 20, 2012 stop joking around guys, seriously! I swear, I tried... :) Cheers... Bence Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badbluesplayer Posted September 20, 2012 Share Posted September 20, 2012 Hello! I might be wrong, but all PDPs were at least 16-bit. Cheers... Bence I guess it was 12-bit. I don't remember because I was in high school trying to look up some girl's dress. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
btoth76 Posted September 20, 2012 Share Posted September 20, 2012 I guess it was 12-bit. I don't remember because I was in high school trying to look up some girl's dress. Hello! You're right! It was a 12-bit. Cheers... Bence Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RaysEpiphone Posted September 21, 2012 Share Posted September 21, 2012 We had an old AT&T machine in the late 1970's, wasn't much more than a glorified data based but I thought it was cool! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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