Get your Amstrad CPC to talk to ChatGPT via a USB to RS232 serial cable.

• Invent the universe

• Open a time portal to 1985. 👾

• Alternatively, buy an Amstrad CPC on ebay. 🖥️

• Somehow obtain? a horrifically expensive RS232 expansion kit 😱

• Get a USB to RS232 cable. e.g. https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00QUZY4UG?psc=1&ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details

• gem install amstrad_gpt

• Plug your Amstrad into your Mac with your cable.

• Find the tty id

ls /dev/tty.*

amstrad_gpt run --tty /dev/tty.<your_tty> --api-key <open_ai_api_key>

in your Amstrad at the ready prompt

Amstrad 64K Microcomputer <v1>
©1984 Amstrad Consumer Electronics plc
          and Locomotive Software Ltd.
BASIC 1.0
Ready

type in

10 MODE 1
15 PRINT "Enter your question then press [Enter] three times"
20 OPENIN "#2"
30 WHILE NOT EOF(2)
40   A$ = INPUT$(1,#2)
50   PRINT A$;
60 WEND
70 CLOSEIN #2

RUN

After checking out the repo, run bin/setup to install dependencies. Then, run rake spec to run the tests. You can also run bin/console for an interactive prompt that will allow you to experiment.

To install this gem onto your local machine, run bundle exec rake install. To release a new version, update the version number in version.rb, and then run bundle exec rake release, which will create a git tag for the version, push git commits and the created tag, and push the .gem file to rubygems.org.

Bug reports and pull requests are welcome on GitHub at https://github.com/markburns/amstrad_gpt.

The gem is available as open source under the terms of the MIT License.