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Talking with the folks in the local #vintage / #retrocomputing community, they clued me in that the #ThinkPad #RAID is a steaming pile of 💩 and not worth the trouble.

🤷 Oh well. Thanks for cluing me in

So I swapped out the two testing #NVMe drives I was using and reinstalled the original sticks - to have #windoz10 demanding for the #bitlocker recovery key. 🤦‍♂️

Well, time to wipe & install #windoz11 then.

Install went fine, only 4 rando #drivers to find for all #devices to be recognized and working.

Using my #CTT scripts to install the majority of applications, then to remove the #spyware #bloatware and other garbage #micro$oft added to #windows11

Then migrate my #data from my other ThinkPad. Welcome to my #sunday #funday

#siliconValley #SillyValley #sanfrancisco #sanfran #sanfranciscocomputers #sanfrancomputers #sanfranciscovintagecomputers #sanfranvintagecomputers #sanfranciscovintagehardware #sanfranvin-tagehardware
#vintagecomputing #vintagecomputint #vintagecomputer #vintagecomputers #vintagecomputalk
#vintagehardware #computerHistory #retro #VCF #vintageComputerFestival
#retrocomputing #retroComputers #WallOfRetro #retroTech #retroTechnology
#nerdsOfVintage #happyNerding
#computer #tech #computerHardware #laptop #laptops
#IBM #thinkpad #thinkpads #VintageThinkPad #X86 #WindowsVista #IBMhardware #lenovoHard-ware #Thinkpadnium
#upcycle #restore #TechnologyRepair #ThinkPadRepair #WasteNotWantNot #Thinkpadnium
#makeShitMonday #showmewhatyougot

The 1988 book "Structured Programming in Assembly Language for the IBM PC" by William Runnion is impressive for its breadth and depth. For example, it also covers recursion and text graphics. It's even more impressive considering how much work went into producing the book.

At 728 pages, this resource was a treasure back then and it still is to this day.

openlibrary.org/works/OL345220

Open LibraryStructured programming in assembly language for the IBM PC by William C. Runnion | Open LibraryStructured programming in assembly language for the IBM PC by William C. Runnion, unknown edition,
Replied to Paolo Amoroso

@amoroso My take is they simply wanted to make it much easier for everybody.

The 8008 already had 62 load opcodes (Lxx) which together could do everything the 63 MOV opcodes on the 8080 could.

But on the 8008 you (and all your tools) had to know 62 mnemonics instead of just one. Which wasn't just a pretty pointless memory exercise for people, it also made everything from assemblers to documentation needlessly complicated. (1/2)

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Halfix x86 emulator

x86 PC emulator that runs both natively and in the browser, via WebAssembly

#javascript #c #emulator #c99 #webassembly #emscripten #x86 #cpu_emulator #pentium #pc_emulator #x86_emulator

Halfix is a portable x86 emulator written in C99. It allows you to run legacy operating systems on modern platforms.

**Compatibility**

It boots a wide range of operating system software, including all versions of DOS, most versions of Windows (excluding Windows 8), newer versions of OS/2 Warp (3 and 4.5), ReactOS, some varieties of Linux (ISO Linux, Damn Small Linux, Red Star OS 2, Buildroot, Ubuntu), 9Front, NeXTSTEP, several hobby OSes, and probably more.

nepx.github.io/halfix-demo/

github.com/nepx/halfix

GitHubGitHub - nepx/halfix: x86 PC emulator that runs both natively and in the browser, via WebAssemblyx86 PC emulator that runs both natively and in the browser, via WebAssembly - nepx/halfix