On Tue, 2010-03-30 at 23:59 +0200, Niki Kovacs wrote: > > No, 512 Byte. Here's one similar : > > http://www.computermuseum-mannheim.de/images/pic_g/siemens_8080_1g.jpg > > The thing had to be programmed in Assembler using a hex keyboard. > > My dad worked at a lab at Siemens and brought one of these things home, > along with my first two computer books : "Binäre Algebra" and "Logische > Schaltkreise" (logical circuits). My first program were flowcharts on > paper that I had to convert to hex code and poke into the computer. > > Folks who say the Linux command line isn't comfortable don't know what > they're talking about :o) --- You should be really punch board literate then :-) So tell him now you need the Digital Circuits book now. John