By the age of 30 you should be fluent in writing assembly for at least 3 obsolete 8-bit architectures
@thomasfuchs As opposed to the non-obsolete 8 bitters?
(Cue the sound of AVR fans rushing in to claim their platform isn't worse than ARM in every way)
@elb @thomasfuchs There's still 8051's in USB hubs.
@penguin42 @thomasfuchs That doesn't surprise me, but that doesn't make them good. ;-)
@thomasfuchs@mastodon.social i've been like that since 17
@thomasfuchs some of us are saving such joys for retirement projects.
If you don't do it by thirty, wait until 65+.
@stebby @thomasfuchs crap. Mid 50s and I only know 6502 & Z80. I did order an RCA 1802 kit recently though, so there is hope 😝
@thomasfuchs @stebby Never put things off “for the holidays” or “for retirement”. Life is short.
@thomasfuchs *obsolete* 🙄
@thomasfuchs @purple Does it count if all three are MOS 6502 based?
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I'm 33. I can do x86 (but that's 16 bit) and a bit of Z80 and 6303 and I'm learning 8080 now. I've looked at 6502 and 8048 but not done much with them...
@dheadshot good thing the “30” is in hexadecimal
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Ah, so I have 0Fh years left!
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Does the Python virtual machine count? If so, I have 3. If not, I have 2
@LivInTheLookingGlass
Good point: I forgot about #uxn!
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@thomasfuchs I'll add one obscure Japanese 4 bit micro used in television applications in the 1980s...
@thomasfuchs I’m failing as I only learnt two and one of them is still available in brand new processors so technically not obsolete. I jumped to ARM in the late mid 80s.
@thomasfuchs FWIW it’s 6502 (which I can do in my sleep) and 8080.
@thomasfuchs *lol* oh damn, I fail... I just barely remember 6502/10, but my m68k is still ok...