Dope Tech Episode 2

<<@ryanshipman5105 says : You need to fix your PuTTY link. It links to anti-vax propaganda>> <<@JasonMans says : Love this.>> <<@vladimirputindreadlockrast812 says : I learned BASIC on a Timex Sinclair T-1000, similar to the little Z80 variant you held up. I was jealous of my college friends who were learning BASIC on mainframes at 300 BAUD, while my courses were in FORTRAN. I showed off to the girls by printing out reams of code on the DEC Line Printer, because at the time we didn't have terminals. I continued BASIC on the Radio Shack Color Computer, and then the Atari 520ST, at which point I departed and learned Modula-2. I downloaded the above described program from geoffg's, and I may try it at least once, but I can already see it's not going to stick, as I am having good luck with Micropython and C on my Pico.>> <<@saammytagum9004 says : thank you sir>> <<@garypowell-squash-wizards says : Sorry Chris, it’s Microbit I thought might be a good subject for your next video.>> <<@andic6676 says : Chris...I have just built a six digit (HH:MM:SS) Nixie clock with a full multiplex display with everything controlled by a Pi Pico running MMBASIC. I didn't use any GPIO latches or any other "fancy" hardware to control the columns and digits...so it addresses the 6x10 matrix formed directly through it's GPIOs...and...it works! It is a little flickery but its display is perfectly usable, which is really impressive considering how slow BASIC code is. If you use a terminal emulator like Terra Term, you can access XMODEM protocols allowing MMBASIC to save to/retrieve from files to/from an external computer with ease.>> <<@EnjoySynthSounds says : Very enjoyable.>> <<@mahoneytechnologies657 says : So far I have not been able to get any Math function beyond basic Arithmatic to work, all commands are not reccognized! is this a Bug being worked on, or will math commands beyond Basic Aritmatic not happen? By the way your teach style is tops, easy to understand and given at the right speed, easy to follow! Thanks! I started out in Assembly but basic was first - in my first time on a Time Shared Terminal at Foothill College I remember first typing in " Who are You? ", No Answer! Disapointment! Yes I too built Sinclar Basic board for my sons, I worked At HP and we used HP Basic, we Used Labels With GOTOs, this was No Problem! Maybe people would have Likes CALL better than GOTO. GOTO a LABEL worked just Fine! Actually I like Pascal Best, very Readable, When I Wrote Forth Programs they Lookd Like Pascal. Pascal as a Compiled Program would be great, The Syntax of C and C++ is just asking for Mistakes! missing a Semicolon generates a seemingly Endless string of errors! When I was working in Japan there were Many Nights where I spent working until 4 or 5 AM chasing BUGS then to go to work at 6:30 AM, Ah those Missing Semi Colons - and Just Trying One More Thing! The most fun Programming language was Forth. I remember a young guy on a fellowship at IBM asking me to do a regulated power supply board for him, he was getting an INTEL board that he was going to write a Forth System for, OK I thought I CAN DO A POWER SUPPLY BOARD FOR YOU. when I gave him the Board in the evening he took it and the next Morning he came over and asked me if I wanted to see Forth in Action! It Ran! He said he only had to Write 512 Bytes of assembly then he finished by writeing his forth in Forth, defining Forth Words ( Named Functions )!!! Will what can I say, there is a nice example of an INTEL 8080 Assembler written in Forth on a Single Page ! What I like about the Pi Pico is there is Arduino based C++, C, C++, Basic, Forth, and even a Pascal all for free to try, I think even more, I think I heard of a RUST variation. there must be more.>> <<@dabunnisher29 says : Geoff, you and the other contributors are AWESOME! Chris........ well, you are always AWESOME!>> <<@kairysisKrantas says : Now I just need to add cassette magnetophone, hook up pi to old CRT TV set and it will be complete.>> <<@flatpanel22 says : That is great. Thank you very much!>> <<@jps99 says : Thanks, great video! I started m 'Basic Journey' on a MicroAce computer (ZX80 clone) around 1981. I'm looking forward to playing with it again on the Pico!>> <<@werqweadcwer659 says : love the bubble gum holding the bread board :P>> <<@RBush-x7s says : Did you ever get round to the video controlling an LCD mentioned at the end of this excellent one?>> <<@ElectronicFanArm says : PICO is amazing and probably the best arm microcontroller, although a disadvantage is not compatible with ttl lvl :(>> <<@noweare1 says : I program in C, javascript, python but programming in BASIC makes me happy. It has been a long time since I programmed anything in BASIC. Will have to get one of those pico's>> <<@brianhambleton9309 says : Cool to know I have the option of loading Basic onto my Pico, Thanks for the info in this detailed video. Cheers.>> <<@rayerdinc2441 says : Brilliant! Didn't know about this. Thank you. 👍👍👍>> <<@Śiśna3633 says : I am guessing Chris's age since he doesn't have any grey hair, 40 years ago he may be between 18 or 20. Therefore he is between 58 or 60. I am 65 and learned BASIC at 23 but don't remember anything now.>> <<@TheJavaSync says : Wauwwww, remembering me in 1990 😅>> <<@MrBobtwang says : In 1978 at the tender age of 24 I bought a 6502 based UK101 build- it- yourself kit which boasted a 'Massive 8K Basic' ... here at nearly 70 that EC video and the work of the guys who ported the basic transported me back to a time when computing wasn't owned by Google, Amazon and Microsoft ... it belonged to the guys in their back bedrooms. Great work all round - thank you :) I will enjoy reading the manual.>> <<@mihailvormittag6211 says : 👍>> <<@alexanderzohrens2945 says : Do you think that raspberries are better documented than arduinos?>> <<@maxpolaris99 says : You deleting line numbers triggered flashbacks of "spaghetti code hell" !!! 😵‍💫 Thanx alot!>> <<@maxpolaris99 says : A gentle reminder "classic" tele-computing is 300 or 1200 baud. 😁>> <<@tlmooney says : Can picomite be displayed on an android phone or tablet?? Which serial terminal? Thanks Tom>> <<@roysutton577 says : Overclocking, according to the manual with, OPTION CPUSPEED 378000 instead of the default 48000 (= 48000 kHz) reduces the time to display 1000 digits of PI from 38.466 sec to 4.765 seconds.>> <<@roysutton3722 says : I am a very young man (73) who helped my dad build vacuum tube (valve) Eccles-Jordan (1918) flip-flops for a home built organ in 1957. I was branded when he asked me to hand him the soldering iron and I grabbed it by the hot end. In 1965 I asked him for a PDP-8 and he asked how much. I said only $18,000 and he replied that our house was that amount. So I asked when I can have it.>> <<@elektron2kim666 says : I want to try this. Got 2 Pico's from China yesterday. The display video seems interesting as well (in this moment.)>> <<@Electron_master says : I wanted to make a basic computer using a 16x4 character lcd display. Is there any way to do it?>> <<@TheBreamer999 says : What is the led name/number of the build in LED on the PICO w, I can't seen to get it to light up in PicoMite>> <<@idiotspieltminecraft1032 says : But can it run Doom?>> <<@ahuman6825 says : how would i connect to picomite from linux? can i connect from terminal?>> <<@jeffreymorris1752 says : Basic is well suited to simple machine controls, like a diesel generator startup sequence that goes through a sensor checklist and then sequences glowplugs, etc to safely start, warmup, and load the engine in different weather conditions. We used to have to purchase a $750 plc and pay $900 for a programming software 6-month seat. Now it's what? $5 or something altogether?>> <<@Jim_Welch_OK says : I wrote my first program in Fortran in freshman - intro to engineering at Uni. Sept 1972 and I am still working at the "same" company for 47 years!>> <<@bfapple says : The time is now 13:37. Please tell me this was intended 😉>> <<@therealjackfisher says : Now I wonder if it could run Pascal or Delphi. Probably it could.>> <<@jimreineri6166 says : Running BASIC on anything..... Just Say NO!!!!!!>> <<@SpeccyMan says : There's a 3rd way to write that LED code by enclosing it in a DO ... LOOP thus eliminating that GOTO.>> <<@rondlh20 says : This brings back memories, great job, thanks a lot!>> <<@rembrandtes says : great video very good explanation , I did not known that was possible run basic on pico , I love basic very simple and powerful I use great cow basic .... thanks for sharing ... deserve a like and subscription>> <<@electron7373 says : Thanks for the intro - just getting started with my Pico Mite basic board (it has VGA onboard and can go direct to video monitor).>> <<@kattz753 says : Wow. Programs costing hundreds of $ aren't documented as well. This guy deserves a donation.>> <<@jimtekkit says : Geoff really did an excellent job creating MMBasic, it's the perfect platform for beginners who want to experience BASIC running on real hardware. I've built a Colour Maximite (in addition to using Picomite) which I find is ideal for prototyping. It's worth noting that this is a locally-developed Australian product (maximite.....vegemite....it all makes sense now!), which I find to be unusual given that we missed out on a lot of the 80's computing craze. Retro machines like the C64 are rare around here and you can't easily get one, let alone the peripherals and cartridges, if you want to experience retro computing. The Colour Maximite isn't a direct C64 replacement but it has that same spirit of "friendly computing".>> <<@SpeccyMan says : The Pi Picos are currently £5.50 including the header pins so I've ordered 2 of them. Can't wait to try MMBasic on them. I think my little robot buggy build might be losing its Arduino Pro Mini brain in favour of the obviously more versatile Pi Pico.>> <<@mandelbro777 says : GOTO .......... millions of modern programmers' brains just exploded all over the walls :P Darn this brought back memories of the 1980's when I was learning to program on BASIC, on a massively basic PC. Extreme nostalgia>> <<@manoerina1873 says : Hi, since this video i am waiting for promised up coming video. checking every week but no, there is no video with the subject. PicoMite VGA, Are you working on it?>> <<@Great2Make says : Very good presenting skill highly enjoyable, been tinkering for a while now I’ve found your videos I’ve found new inspiration! Many thanks!>> <<@peterwest1158 says : Brings back memories of running BBC Basic on my BBC B. Really interesting video.>> <<@Milosz_Ostrow says : I tried running MMBasic.exe in a dosemu window on Linux and it refused to load, displaying the message "This is a Windows NT character-mode executable." It apparently only runs in a Windows NT command window, not a true DOS or DOS emulator environment.>>