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How tidy will that all last ? :lol:
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exxos wrote: 24 Oct 2021 17:21 How tidy will that all last ? :lol:
Should be 'OK' for a while as it isn't my workshop :)

I'm sure my other half will find something that doesn't suit her OCD and will request a change though :)
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Wow, in 6 days my vDrive QL only got as far as Qatar since departure. Stuff is taking a long time these days.


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800XL and 65XE both with Ultimate1MB,VBXL/XE & PokeyMax, SIDE3, SDrive Max, 2x 1010 cassette, 2x 1050 one with Happy mod, 3x 2600 Jr, 7800 and Lynx II
Approx 20 STs, including a 520 STM, 520 STFMs, 3x Mega ST, MSTE & 2x 32 Mhz boosted STEs
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So this week, I'm on a Python course. Just starting day 4 and I think my head is going to explode!!!


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rubber_jonnie wrote: 28 Oct 2021 09:07 So this week, I'm on a Python course. Just starting day 4 and I think my head is going to explode!!!


:dizzy: :dizzy: :dizzy:
Yes, it's quite similar to C in some cases but so very different in others!
I still keep forgetting the : at the end of if/else/for etc.
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Which Python course is it/who's running it?
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JezC wrote: 28 Oct 2021 09:57
rubber_jonnie wrote: 28 Oct 2021 09:07 So this week, I'm on a Python course. Just starting day 4 and I think my head is going to explode!!!
Yes, it's quite similar to C in some cases but so very different in others!
I still keep forgetting the : at the end of if/else/for etc.
:lol: :roll:

Which Python course is it/who's running it?
It's being run by a company in the US called Alta3, arranged by my workplace.

My main problem is where to use () [] and {}!!!!!

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@stephen_usher vLDrive is now in the UK!!

Though it seems to have disappeared into the ether temporarily!!
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@rubber_jonnie I think I'd stick with C++ as my brain can only fit so much in and I'd have to start forgetting some of this random sh*t that I know.
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rubber_jonnie wrote: 28 Oct 2021 10:24 @stephen_usher vLDrive is now in the UK!!

Though it seems to have disappeared into the ether temporarily!!
You've heard of Ethernet... Now, EthervDrive! ;-)
Intro retro computers since before they were retro...
ZX81->Spectrum->Memotech MTX->Sinclair QL->520STM->BBC Micro->TT030->PCs & Sun Workstations.
Added code to the MiNT kernel (still there the last time I checked) + put together MiNTOS.
Collection now with added Macs, Amigas, Suns and Acorns.
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