[sdiy] Moog SL-8

[Colin f]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Synth-diy [mailto:synth-diy-bounces at synth-diy.org] On Behalf Of
> David Moylan
> Sent: 15 April 2017 21:05
> To: synth-diy at synth-diy.org
> Subject: Re: [sdiy] Moog SL-8
> 
> Ah, the 99/4A.  That was the first computer I ever coded on.  You could
fairly
> easily program it to make sounds.  Having a cartridge slot definitely made
it
> feel like a toy computer, but it set me on the path I'm still on today
> (programmer).  Was a gift from my uncle...

Me too (aside from the odd "hello world" on a ZX81 or Vic 20)
My brother got a 99 in 82 IIRC, with the extended basic ROM
Interrupt driven sprite motion with coincidence detection. Mindblowing...

Cheers,
Colin f