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1. root42 (root42@chaos.social)'s status on Friday, 08-Dec-2023 14:53:05 UTC root42

   The 486SX-25 was the CPU on which I probably learned the most in my youth. First Linux installation, first serious coding efforts. What was your most influential CPU?
   #retrocomputing

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   • Rick VA3DSO 🇨🇦 🏳️‍⚧️ 🔭 (deepskies@astrodon.social)'s status on Friday, 08-Dec-2023 14:53:17 UTC Rick VA3DSO 🇨🇦 🏳️‍⚧️ 🔭

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     @root42 Definitely the MOS 6502 for me. It started with PETs in the late 70's and I eventually got my first computer (VIC-20) in the early 80's. I learned machine language on that processor, and I still program in ML to this day!

     #RetroComputing #Commodore #MachineLanguage #RetroProgramming #VIC20

   • Bernie (codewiz@mstdn.io)'s status on Friday, 08-Dec-2023 15:25:48 UTC Bernie

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     • Rick VA3DSO 🇨🇦 🏳️‍⚧️ 🔭

     @deepskies @root42 I learned to code in BASIC on the #C64, then switched to an #Amiga 500, on which I started learning C.

     The CPU on which I learned the most was definitely the 25MHz 68040 of my Amiga 4000. By this time I was in high-school, old enough to start coding seriously on AmigaOS.

     This machine also ran a #FidoNet BBS and, later, #NetBSD.

     This is the original CPU card of my A4000, photographed last week during a restoration with my friends. And, yes, it still works perfectly! ❤️