I am a retired programmer, I started programming in the 70s, on 8 bit micro computers (8080, Z80).
Now, after 50 years, I have become passionate about retro computers (mainly Z80 based, running CP/M, e.g. RC2014). If you search 'RC2014' on the web, you will find a lot of references, mainly related about the hardware required to build such a machine...
But, on the other hand, I'm quite surprised by how few web sites dedicated to programming these retro computers I can find! Maybe I don't know where to look?
I'm sure there are a lot of (retired) C programmers out there, who remember the old days... and, I have recently seen new programming languages emerge, adapted for use on 8-bit computers (e.g the Cowgol laguage : see https://github.com/davidgiven/cowgol ).
Being also a great fan of assembly languages, I created a CP/M based development environment allowing the use of C, Cowgol & Z80 assembler, able to build CP/M programs written in a mix of these languages ( see https://github.com/Laci1953/Cowgol_on_CP_M ). You may find there even famous games (like StarTrek and Colossal Cave), ported to the Cowgol language.
I'm curious, how many of you have heard of the Cowgol programming language?
I sincerely hope to see more and more web sites dedicated to retro programming!
regards,
Ladislau
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