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by Dave_UK
Thu Jan 17, 2013 7:19 am
Forum: General Discussions
Topic: Whats your favorite programming language?
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Re: Whats your favorite programming language?

The only programming language I've used is BASIC back in the 1980s when most of the home computers of tht era had a BASIC interpreter in their ROM. I could never get my head around assembly language even though the CPUs of choice back then was mostly the 6502 or the Z80. I did start learning COBOL i...
by Dave_UK
Wed Jan 02, 2013 3:06 pm
Forum: General Discussions
Topic: Pets
Replies: 0
Views: 1992

Pets

In a similar vein to the "Leisure interests" thread, this is about the pet(s) you own. Introducing Fudge my (nearly) 3 year old Border Collie: http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n227/ToledoMan/Pets/2012-09-06-019_zpsc4d99fc1edited_zps1508df94.jpg http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n227/ToledoMan/Pet...
by Dave_UK
Wed Jan 02, 2013 2:48 pm
Forum: General Discussions
Topic: Leisure interests
Replies: 7
Views: 3336

Re: Leisure interests

I'd love to do the powered paragliding thing but the "Health & Safety" Nazis we have over here would probably ban it or otherwise take the fun out of it!

I've resized the photo on my last post. I hope it is OK this time.
by Dave_UK
Wed Jan 02, 2013 2:21 pm
Forum: General Discussions
Topic: Leisure interests
Replies: 7
Views: 3336

Re: Leisure interests

I'm not really a telly addict (some of the adverts are better than the rubbish that passes for telly). The Sky subscription was costing £80 a month and we weren't getting the full use of it so it went. There's free satellite channels and free digital TV (Freeview in the UK) via the tv aerial so it w...
by Dave_UK
Wed Jan 02, 2013 7:40 am
Forum: General Discussions
Topic: Leisure interests
Replies: 7
Views: 3336

Leisure interests

I'm curious as to what you like to enjoy doing in your spare time. Don't worry if it is mundane or wouldn't be of interest to anybody else. I'll start off. I'm a classic car enthusiast and until recently (when I bought my modern car) I used my classic cars daily. This coincided with the onset of the...