I think you all miss the point. I have dozens of old books with simple BASIC programs in them that tell the computer to compute or to move a dot in ways that show the vital importance of a simple algorithm at creating what appears on the screen. If I had BASIC I could sit with my son and type in these examples and swiftly establish a sense of power at the gut level of the machine.
Most of the languages you mention are much higher level. Some involve GUI drag and drop methods that bear NO relation to what I'm talking about. Certainly none of them enable a dad to use the mountains of past experience sitting right here on our shelves. Thanks. But the only hope I seem to have is if this guy I know gets around to giving us an old machine with DOS aboard. Utterly pathetic. db _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
