BBC Micro on NCoT Tech

Programming Windows Screensavers - Agon Light Graphics Programming

Fri, 26 Apr 2024 22:30:02 +0000

My aim is not to simply program the Agon Light by cloning the Windows 3.11 screensavers, but to learn how to program the Agon Light at all. Ultimately I want to learn how to program games for the Agon Light.

Programming Language Easter Eggs

Sun, 31 Mar 2024 12:05:16 +0000

Easter eggs are usually hidden inside our games and software, but did you know there are some hidden inside the tools and languages used to make that software? Come with me on a fun Easter diversion while we eat our bodyweight in chocolate, and look at six programming Easter Eggs.

Agon Light Graphics Tests

Tue, 26 Mar 2024 15:30:06 +0000

It’s the Easter holidays and I’ve got two weeks off work. Amongst highly exciting things like weeding the garden and waiting for a new washing machine to be delivered, I’m doing some programming.

Sinclair BASIC vs BBC BASIC - How to fit an entire devkit inside 64K

Sun, 01 Oct 2023 19:19:12 +0000

Just how did 8 bit computers like the ZX Spectrum or BBC Micro manage to cram an entire programming language into their tiny systems, and still have space for the user’s programs?

Chat GPT pretending to be a BBC Micro

Mon, 13 Feb 2023 14:41:00 +0000

There’s a few of these types of video floating around YouTube at the moment. I figured I’d join in and have a play. Can I tell ChatGPT to pretend to be a BBC Micro?

BBC BASIC in RiscOS on a Raspberry Pi is really cool

Sun, 12 Feb 2023 16:27:10 +0000

Picture the modern world, but without Windows, PCs or Apple. What would be on your desk?

Logo and Mindstorms - Learning How to Program

Wed, 11 Aug 2021 09:07:33 +0000

So how exactly do you learn programming? There’s more to it than just typing in code listings after all. Let’s find out using LOGO on my BBC!

Bbc Micro Mega Upgrade

Sat, 24 Oct 2020 20:19:41 +0000

Upgrading my BBC Micro to use a Gotek floppy emulator, 1770 disk controller and a Raspberry Pi co-processor.

How I Became a better Computer Science teacher

Fri, 18 Sep 2020 17:48:06 +0000

How writing code for a 40 year old computer made me a better computer science teacher.

BBC Micro - Computer Literacy 1980s

Mon, 10 Aug 2020 13:27:38 +0000

Now I’ve gained an understanding of assembly programming, let’s look at how they tried to teach us computer science in the 1980s…