Changing expectations

edward roche (rocheel@No-Spam)
Thu, 30 Mar 1999 19:56:19 -0800 (PST)

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I still have my Timex Sinclair 1000.
1 k with a 7 k expandable plug in module, tape loaded software (no drive).
I learned machine code with this unit.
Ed Roche

--- Steve Gottlieb <sgottlieb@No-Spam> wrote:
> In a message dated 3/30/00, Jim Van Nuland writes:
>
> > Yes, expectations *do* change -- hard to believe I first computed
> > on a machine that had a 10 KiloHz clock rate, and 20 kbytes of
> > memory....
>
> Is that really 10 KHz? Now, classroom calculators such as a TI-89 run
> at
> 10-12 MHz (Motorola 68000 processor) and do symbolic calculus.
>
> Steve Gottlieb
>
>
>

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