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IS BASIC from the #Enterprise128 is the foremost advanced #BASIC dialects for #8Bit #HomeComputers. But it is very(!) slow. The "Creative Computing Benchmark" took nearly 5 minutes to run (comparable to the #SinclairZXSpectrum and the #TRS80 Model 100) but produced excellent results: "accuracy" is quite good (comparable with #BBCMicro) and "random" is the best of all computers measured in the contest from 1984:

#enterprise128 #basic #8bit #homecomputers #sinclairzxspectrum #trs80

Shawn Sijnstra @[email protected] · 2025-05-04 · 10:29 UTC

Back to fun platforms to port my #Vezza #Infocom #Zmachine interpreter - this time it's the Enterprise 128. A 4MHz #z80 machine from the mid 80s, it has a great emulator, and a bespoke DOS known as IS-DOS, with a lot of compatibility with both CP/M 2.2 and #MSXDOS. While it needed quite some tweaking, a lot of the heavy lifting was done with my original #MSX version before it was optimised. As I understand, the #Enterprise128 didn't have a great library of games for it, so hoping this helps! Get it while it's hot at https://gitlab.com/sijnstra1/vezza Screenshots are the IS-DOS 1.0 version running Border Zone, and the IS-DOS 1.1a version running Beyond #Zork.

#vezza #infocom #zmachine #z80 #msxdos #msx

@Rp12Biker :verified: @[email protected] · 2024-08-24 · 13:55 UTC

A beautiful day. Got #Symbos running on the #Enterprise128. The trip was definitely worth it today.
#RetroComputing

#symbos #enterprise128 #retrocomputing

Saustrup @[email protected] · 2024-05-13 · 19:11 UTC

Firing up #PolyPascal on my 40 year old #Enterprise64 for the first time in probably 35 years. Actually, I'm not sure if I ever go PolyPascal running on it, or it was just the previous version, Compas Pascal. Glad to see an old #Danish friend from the #CPM era again though. It's been too long.

#Enterprise128 #Enterprise #vintagecomputing #z80 #pascal

#polypascal #enterprise64 #cpm #enterprise128 #enterprise #vintagecomputing

Saustrup @[email protected] · 2024-05-01 · 09:12 UTC

As previously mentioned, I managed to get my hands on another #Enterprise64 from the mid 80s. I disassembled it yesterday and made sure it was in working order. Nothing noteworthy, apart from cleaning it up and snipping a couple of mm's of the super thin wire tape for the keyboard, which is notorious for breaking. Also, a 1MB memory expansion was added, which is is insane for a system that was born with 64K. It's now technically an #Enterprise1088 :-)

Developed in the UK, it comes with IS-BASIC, a word processor, has 256 colors, stereo sound, runs CP/M and reads FAT floppy disks. Pretty cool for a 40 year old system, eh?

This is my third Enterprise machine. Currently two are working - my original (S/N 000828) which was gifted to me back when my dad started importing them, and this latest one (S/N 030490). The third one is unfortunately dead at the moment.

#Enterprise #Z80 #Zilog #Enterprise128 #microcomputer #vintagecomputing

#enterprise64 #enterprise #z80 #zilog #enterprise128 #microcomputer

@Rp12Biker :verified: @[email protected] · 2024-02-29 · 19:13 UTC

A small #Forth demo drawing Sierpinski triangles on an #Enterprise128. Not so slow! An absolute underrated machine out of the late 80's.
#RetroComputing

#forth #enterprise128 #retrocomputing

Bread80 @[email protected] · 2024-02-05 · 21:24 UTC

And I only just found this. I didn’t realise the Flan name actually made it into production.

This means it’s a revision 4 board, from the first production run. The run with bugs in the video chip and ROM.

#Enterprise64 #Enterprise128

#enterprise128 #enterprise64

Bread80 @[email protected] · 2024-02-05 · 21:18 UTC

The Enterprise keyboard layout is coming along nicely. The photos show a printout of the design under the matrix.

I had to redo the horizontal positioning when I realised they used the same size matrix for both dimensions and the keys are 19mm x 19mm. The error was only 1mm across the width of the board but that’s plenty enough to cause problems.

The function keys and joystick are the only things which aren’t on the matrix.

#Enterprise64 #Enterprise128

#enterprise128 #enterprise64

Bread80 @[email protected] · 2024-02-03 · 12:50 UTC

I want to see if I can make my #Enterprise64 keyboard a bit less ‘squidgy’. I’ve bought a selection of the thinnest tactile switches I can find to experiment with. The switches here run from 0.8mm to 2.5mm.

#Elan #Enterprise128 #keyboard #retroComputing

#retrocomputing #keyboard #enterprise128 #elan #enterprise64

@Rp12Biker :verified: @[email protected] · 2024-01-24 · 18:54 UTC

Well, it doesn't look particularly good. And in the end it's just an attempt, but it already worked at #Enterprise128. I attached thin, flexible wires to the conductor track using silver lacquer. On the other side are 90° angled plugs. I'll see if it still works on Saturday.
#Thomson #TO7/70 #RetroComputing #ComputerMuseum

#enterprise128 #thomson #to7 #retrocomputing #computermuseum

@Rp12Biker :verified: @[email protected] · 2023-12-10 · 07:09 UTC

I have just expressed my interest in participating again as an exhibitor at the #RCF3 "Retro Computer Festival No.3" at the #HNF "Heinz Nixdorf Forum" in Paderborn in mid of April. But I haven't decided yet which of my computers I'll take there with me. The #SinclairQL and the #Enterprise128 are probably set.
#RetroComputing #Exhibition

#rcf3 #hnf #sinclairql #enterprise128 #retrocomputing #exhibition

@Rp12Biker :verified: @[email protected] · 2023-11-18 · 08:47 UTC

Wish you a nice Saturday with this #Enterprise128 overall ensemble picture. Do things you've wanted to do for a long time and good luck in getting them to a successful end.
#RetroComputing #Exhibition #Computermuseum

#enterprise128 #retrocomputing #exhibition #computermuseum

@Rp12Biker :verified: @[email protected] · 2022-11-12 · 08:09 UTC

A "pick", nice pun when looking at the screen, from our #OpenDoorDay at 3rd Oct. The almost complete #Enterprise128 collection, including the original color monitor. A clever build up machine and one of my fav systems to work with.
#RetroComputing #ZilogZ80

#opendoorday #enterprise128 #retrocomputing #zilogz80