Program Challenge (was Re: z80 timing... 6502 timing)

From: Fred Cisin <cisin_at_xenosoft.com>
Date: Mon Apr 19 14:52:23 1999

On Mon, 19 Apr 1999, Bill Yakowenko wrote:
> Worrying about using 32K? For a simple little Roman Numeral pro... uh...
> <* light bulb goes on *>
> You naughty _naughty_ programmer! That's not at all in the spirit of the
> competition!
> (Wish I'd thought of it.)

shhhhhhhhhh! Now they'll try to plug up the look up table loophole.


Y'know, if the rules don't SAY what it has to be, ...


OB_OT: A few decades ago, the Fremont race track used to have a 1200cc
aircooled "anything goes" class. Then they changed that to 1200cc
aircooled VW "anything goes" when I was 1/3 of the way through building a
car out of two Honda 600s. The Honda 600 resembles a Mini-Cooper, with
600cc 2 cylinder engine resembling a motorcycle engine, front wheel drive
with a trailer axle rear end; ~36HP, but ~45 with the Hawaiian head and
cam, plus ~10% more with some porting and polishing. By mounting an extra
front subframe where the rear used to be, it was 1200cc, 4 cylinder (2 in
each engine) >90HP, higher power:weight ratio than anything else in the
class, much cheaper to build than any of the serious contenders, 4WD, 4W
disk brakes, 4Wsteering (that REALLY takes some getting used to!) And
street legal. almost.
Received on Mon Apr 19 1999 - 14:52:23 BST