On the CeBIT last year they had an exhibition of old computers. There was one, I think it was a Commodore C64, which had only BASIC as ui, programming language. You had to use those old audio tapes for saving your data. It is hard to think that someone wrote programs on such a "computer".
Remarkable indeed, since we now know that no real computer programs
were written prior to 1998. And "audio tapes"? An oxymoron if ever
there was one! Despite the atrocious quality people apparently used
to buy them blank and then copy music onto them, can you believe that?
Interesting. Why didn't they say that at the exhibition?
I wonder what people of my age will say in 30 years when they see a box similar to the ones we are using in a museum.
They'll say "Kids today!" and roll their eyes like I did...
I should have mentioned that I am 17.
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