Articles by Sub-Etha Software

At a previous job, I was introduced to the concept of “clean code.” As an embedded programmer, where we are often trying to squeeze extra bytes out of already optimized code, many of the principals of clean code do not apply.

But, in general, I like what I have read

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In the C programming language, memcpy (memory copy) is a function used to copy a range of bytes from one location in memory to another. I have used it often. Today, my boss mentioned something about not liking memcpy() because of all the dangers of using it. I understand that

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Just a quick rant, based on how example code from a new compiler I am using is presented.

In C (and similar languages), it is very common to see simple logic presented in one line, such as:

if (AlertLevel == RED) TurnOnSiren();

That is simple to understand, and only

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This one even uses my customized version of Bo Zimmerman’s Zimodem ESP8266 Firmware.

https://www.simulant.uk/shop/retro-vintage-computer-wifi-modem-rs232-serial-hayes-compatible

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Microsoft Visual Studio Code for Mac (left) with extension to color code BASIC code for easy loading into Xroar emulator (right).

As mentioned elsewhere, there are some CoCo-related extensions available for the Microsoft Visual Studio Code editor.

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The following is a reprint of an article I originally wrote around November 11, 2002 at 4:17:20 a.m. CST. Apparently.

From: Allen Huffman

Date: November 11, 2002 4:17:20 AM CST

Subject: Yo ho, yo ho, a (video) pirate’s life for me…

The 1990s.  You remember them, don’t you?  It

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Today, Microware posted a survey on their Facebook group asking which model(s) of Raspberry Pi you’d be interested in running OS-9 on.

If interested, and you are on Facebook, drop by the group and respond to the survey:

https://www.facebook.com/groups/334403350011917/

I don’t know many details, but it seems that buying the

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In the 1980s and 1990s, there were many computers made that used a 15Khz analog RGB signal. These included the CoCo 3, Commodore Amiga, Atari ST, etc. There were a number of monitors to choose from to use on the CoCo 3, with one of the most popular being the

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Lately, I have been “playing” with the current version of Microware’s OS-9 realtime operating system. It is still very familiar to what I last knew when I left RadiSys/Microware in 2007, but with many interesting updates.

It took me a bit to remember how to use Ultra-C (Microware’s strict-ANSI compiler)

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In my previous DMX-RT post, I listed some of the problems I’d encountered. Today, I’m going to solve one of them.

I went through four DMX-RT units before I got one that worked. The first one was “dead on arrival” (no menu). The second one worked fine for a while

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