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Ah fond memories, I too had a first computer based on the 1802 microprocessor with a whopping 256 bytes of RAM.
I actually soldered and assembled every resistor, diode, capacitor, etc..
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256 bytes RAM. That's what mine also started with and later I got a 4k memory board (which still works) with 32 1k x 1 SRAMS. Nowadays you can easily add 512k x 8 with one single SRAM chip. You would need almost no additional logic except for some way to provide additional address lines for dividing that RAM up into banks. What a difference. 4k with a board with about 40 ICs against 512k on a tiny board with about three ICs. Back then we would have killed for such parts, but soldering still is fun.
"I just exchanged opinions with my boss. I went in with mine and came out with his." - me, 2011
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I am endeavoring, Madam, to construct a mnemonic memory circuit using stone knives and bearskins - Mr. Spock 1935 and me 2011
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Sound like we may have had similar systems mine was the ELF II from Netronics, I was a big "Popular Electronics" reader and was considering building the original ELF when the ad for the ELF II caught my eye and I figured it was a much better option. I two later got a 4k expansion board and the Video modulator so I could display 40 x 20 characters on a old B&W TV. It was and still is a wonderful experience for me, it gave me a big leg up when I went to college and studied assembly language and computer engineering, etc...
You are lucky you still have yours, I have often wished I had mine, but I know there is still an 1802 functioning on the edge of the solar system in Voyager, hopefully it won't come back like in the Star Trek movie.
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Believe it or not, there are still people around who build replicas of the original Popular Electronics Elf. The CDP1802 is still fairly easy to get, but the old RAMs or the CDP1861 are becoming very rare. There also have been or are modernized projects and kits like this one:
Elf2000[^]
I'm in a user group for computers with the CDP1802 and just last week we had been discussing a design with up to eight 1802s at the same bus and up to 4Mb memory. A Parallelf 
Your old Elf II may be gone, but it's not too late to get a new one. No need to catch one of the Voyagers at the edge of the solar system or one of the Vikings on Mars. By the way, my old box is a Netronics Elf II as well.
"I just exchanged opinions with my boss. I went in with mine and came out with his." - me, 2011
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I am endeavoring, Madam, to construct a mnemonic memory circuit using stone knives and bearskins - Mr. Spock 1935 and me 2011
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.. I typically have 2 Computers with 2, 1 respectively at the office and one computer at home with two. (the laptop moves around a LOT )
However if i had a 3+ monitor laptop[^] now that would make me happy, guess i will just have to save for this[^] or get an addition to my house and aquire this bad boy[^]
I'd blame it on the Brain farts.. But let's be honest, it really is more like a Methane factory between my ears some days then it is anything else...
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"The conversations he was having with himself were becoming ominous."-.. On the radio...
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It's cool, but I think it's a waste of energy, so I turn off one of them.
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I was against two monitors for the same reason, but when I got in situation where I had to quickly learn and apply new knowledge it felt natural to start using another monitor.
I used one for current work and other for tutorials and research.
Now I'm used to it.
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I have been persuading my manager about adding another monitor. He doesn't see how effective for us to use as software developer. Now that we've acquired new pc with monitor... he now loves the 2nd monitor and find it more effective and uses less papers to view other documents while using other windows.
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Yeah, it's very helpful to have additional monitor, but not every manager can understand it.
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it is effective!
I'm working on a 2 x 19" setup - currently I have my Workbench spread over both monitors, modifying a GUI and aside of that changing the corresponding workers. It would take me much more time to do this on one screen.
I also think it's exhausting for the eyes to see all those flashing effect when changing windows. Windows7 makes it even worse!
regards
Torsten
I never finish anyth...
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I already find it difficult to work with only one monitor.
The minimum is 2 for me... 3 is good, 4 would be the perfect setup.
I can even tell you why:
Monitor 1: Main work, usually Visual Studio
Monitor 2: Browsers for application testing
Monitor 3: Auxiliar development environment (Management Studio, a secont VS instance of another service or even a detached window from the main VS instance)
Monitor 4: Support environment for email, IM, etc
All monitors must do at least 1680x1050. Currently all my monitors do 1920x1200 (even the laptop).
4 monitors with plenty of working area.
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I think that better way is not use 22"-24". I don't like to coding on so big resolutions especially when they all are widescreen. Preferable for me is 2-3: one of them 22"-24" and all others are 17"-19".
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I use a 24" 1920x1080 and a 19" 1280x1024 at home which is my project dev/gaming/internet trolling box.
I work on presentation software so dual screen is a must to be able to test the thing. Not that there's any bugs 
Also, I use windowspager[^] which is a virtual desktop manager.
Three desktops (covering both monitors).
1st contains Firefox/RSS/IM type of garbage.
2nd is where I mostly keep VS/Netbeans/MSDN or anything related to a project when I'm working on it.
3rd is rarely used.
Ninja (the Nerd)
Confused? You will be...
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I prefer to use one big monitor (2560x1440, 27", which is equivalent to 2 "normal" monitors). That way, all data is close together and in one plane, which is easier on the eyes. And it's better for the environment!
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I concur, one large monitor per computer; and multiply computers at the ready handling different tasks.
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I was commenting about myself (as everybody was invited to do). Traders or people with a lot of security relevant monitoring applications might need more. However, most people just overdo it and having a single monitor with the combined number of pixels of two other monitors is always the better solutions (both for the eyes and the environment). Believe me, I used to have two and was a bit uncertain about the move to one super monitor. It worked out to be one of my best decisions.
Four cores with hyperthreading easily handle all the stuff I need to do (a host and three to four virtual machines all doing different stuff is no problem at all!). Everything (including the monitor) adds up to some 160 Watt on average.
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Using 1 monitor and probably the same as around 2004 (at least it does feel like that sometimes ).
"I love deadlines. I like the whooshing sound they make as they fly by." (DNA)
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i would use 2 moniters if my wallet did not have so much SPACE. 
Never say Never,
Because Never comes too soon.
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get a used one. That's better than arguing about the leak.
regards
Torsten
I never finish anyth...
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the problem with that is i dont know where to find one(and i dont know if my desk has enough space for another CRT(but im shure i could make some)).
and you reminded me, there is an old one here somewhere that has a green tint to it, no just to find it...
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maybe i should get a smaller wallet 
Never say Never,
Because Never comes too soon.
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Best is two portraits (or three if you can do it)
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Two portrait and 3:4, 1200x1600 aspect ratio which is becoming more difficult to get hold of these days as the TV style widescreen aspect ratio is taking over monitor sizing.
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JaECH wrote: I prefer Landscape
me too
I appreciate your help all the time...
CodingLover
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I agree.
I have 2 widescreen 1080x1650 portrait monitors plus a 1280x1024 monitor plus the laptop screen (1280x800)
The 2 side portrait monitors are great for coding (one for Visual Studio, one for SQL Server Management Studio) then the 1280x1024 displays web pages and the laptop displays mail, chat or anything else. Thus:
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Works great! 
modified on Tuesday, April 12, 2011 4:45 AM
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