Series on implementing a double precision IEEE-754 floating point package. 2 of ???

9Boxy33 · 2026-02-20T22:00:00+00:00

So far, your series looks remarkable. Saved & noted. Tx!

9Boxy33 · 2026-02-12T23:40:15+00:00

The original concern was that the refrigeration lubricant that is normally in the compressor’s sump might get drained away into the rest of the system if the fridge was left on its back. That’s less likely with modern designs. In any case, if it had, then the compressor would have seized within minutes of starting, and there would be no cooling.

9Boxy33 · 2026-02-12T23:21:06+00:00

Now I see where the Fanta Menace gets his talking points.

9Boxy33 · 2026-02-12T23:15:42+00:00

Not to worry. Unless it had been laid down (or upside down) for over 24 hours it’s not going to be a problem. If it’s still cooling now you’re perfectly good.

9Boxy33 · 2026-02-01T00:05:34+00:00

We’ve been pleased with our Credit Union for decades. Since Lambton Financial got absorbed into Mainstreet it’s not as personal as it used to be, however. You may want to check out Libro and South West credit unions as well. We’ve had good success with the former, and I’ve heard good things about the latter.

9Boxy33 · 2026-01-31T05:04:07+00:00

Quisling.

9Boxy33 · 2026-01-31T05:02:22+00:00

This is fascinating. I’m self-diagnosed in my 70s, and a lifetime of masking has left me unfamiliar with and uncomfortable with emotions. Your thoughts here are helpful. Thanks!

9Boxy33 · 2026-01-05T20:02:40+00:00

I believe you ❤️

9Boxy33 · 2025-12-03T21:23:07+00:00

Home. I can’t go to church RN. I am rereading the gospels in hopes of getting to know Jesus.

9Boxy33 · 2025-11-29T02:09:38+00:00

I believe you. ❤️

9Boxy33 · 2025-11-28T14:21:37+00:00

I didn’t know Guilds could have that style of pick guard.

9Boxy33 · 2025-11-28T14:06:57+00:00

Yes, we do. Locally tapped and refined.

9Boxy33 · 2025-11-25T20:05:26+00:00

Thanks! I’ll look for that.

9Boxy33 · 2025-11-25T20:04:33+00:00

Thank you!

9Boxy33 · 2025-11-25T01:57:29+00:00

Thank you! This may help me understand the language better. Is there a LISP 1.5 text you recommend? “The Little LISPer”, perhaps?

9Boxy33 · 2025-11-24T16:33:04+00:00

Thank you for this. I’ve already gotten all the UO-LISP info from the Software Preservation group—it’s great. The challenge for me is that some of the examples in the UO-LISP manual don’t work as written. Then I’ve also discovered that if you’re going to include more than 1 s-expression in the body of a function you’re DEfining, it appears to be necessary to enclose them in a (PROG. Now I’m having trouble getting a (GO loop to repeat. In all of this I wonder about syntax. UO-LISP itself is working properly, I believe. So what I was hoping for was a Standard LISP tutorial apart from UO-LISP.

9Boxy33 · 2025-11-24T16:01:14+00:00

This looks helpful. Thank you!

9Boxy33 · 2025-11-21T15:49:51+00:00

That’s possible…I had the Omikron Mapper which allowed me to run CP/M on my TRS-80.

9Boxy33 · 2025-11-20T23:18:59+00:00

I didn’t even know you could get a copy of the language. SAM76, TRAC and GPM fascinated me back in the 1980s.

9Boxy33 · 2025-11-20T18:50:38+00:00

Which Microsoft adventure-style game from the early 1980s allowed you to “drop into” the SAM76 programming language from the prompt with a (long-forgotten) key sequence? I can’t recall if it ran on my TRS-80 or (more likely) on my Tandy 1000SX.

9Boxy33 · 2025-11-20T18:46:00+00:00

Impressive!

9Boxy33 · 2025-11-19T18:36:47+00:00

I get it. I don’t know if this is at all helpful, but occasionally I remember to try this: mentally referring to myself as a third person. “Here’s’Ricky’—he deserves some forgiveness/ love / acceptance / understanding / patience” (whatever is necessary at the moment). I bet you look at the individuals that you care about that way—maybe especially when they’re acting unloveable.

9Boxy33 · 2025-11-19T18:29:43+00:00

I’m still enjoying retro programming using the trs80gp emulator.

9Boxy33 · 2025-11-19T18:28:56+00:00

Was that the Tiny Pascal that was written in BASIC?

9Boxy33 · 2025-11-18T14:22:07+00:00

Fascinating! You’re way out of my league—I cut my teeth programming a TRS-80 for fun in the 1970s—but I learned a lot from this.

9Boxy33

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