I went to a boot-camp where one had to code BASIC on the Apple IIe http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_IIe - for 1 year before you graduated to PCs. The PCs ran Turbo Pascal. After the 1 year, learning Pascal was a downhill task.
On Fri, Aug 10, 2012 at 5:18 PM, Jake Markhus <[email protected]> wrote: > Atari 130XE > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atari_8-bit-family > > It was my elder brothers “gaming console” but my first foray into > programing using basic. > Thanks to it and the NUMEROUS lines of code I had to LABOURIOUSLY type and > back up to tape, > when I saw C I fell madly in love. (I STILL can’t stand the sight of > “unpunctuated code”) > > > > *From:* [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] *On > Behalf Of *Victor van Reijswoud > *Sent:* Friday, 10 August, 2012 17:02 > *To:* Uganda Linux User Group > *Subject:* Re: [LUG] CDE returns > > > > I didn't even know that Amiga also produced a full blown PC! Great stuff! > > On Friday, August 10, 2012, Peter C. Ndikuwera wrote: > > I'm not as old as y'all. > > Amiga 1000 for me. > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amiga_1000 > > P. > > -- > > Evolution (n): A hypothetical process whereby infinitely improbable events > occur with alarming frequency, order arises from chaos, and no one is given > credit. > > > > On 10 August 2012 13:35, Reinier Battenberg < > [email protected]> wrote: > > > Ok, might have cheated a bit. i remember seeing the zx80 and touching it, > but > the real hardcore BASIC programming I started with was on a Commodore PET. > > > If you can handle some Friday Afternoon laughter, watch this newsreel > starring > that wonderful device > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Tentoonstelling_mens_en_computer_Weeknummer,_79-13_- > _Open_Beelden_-_22208.ogv > (i kid you not, its in Black & White) > > full wikipage here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commodore_PET > > (Eh, that MSX, Prof, that was a serious graphics monster. 15 colors! And > transparency! Something Internet Exploder still has issues with in 2012!) > > > > > On Friday 10 August 2012 11:06:44 Victor van Reijswoud wrote: > > LOL: interesting to know what computers and specs were first used by > > the members on this list. For me it was the MSX: > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MSX#MSX. This means that I am also a > > spoiled youth according to Reinier - hihi > > > > On Fri, Aug 10, 2012 at 10:48 AM, Reinier Battenberg > > > > <[email protected]> wrote: > > > ah, youths, you are so spoiled, > > > > > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zx80 > > > > > > 1KB > > > > > > On Friday 10 August 2012 11:52:08 Kyle Spencer wrote: > > >> 128MB!? I grew up on 128K ;) > > >> > > >> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IBM_Personal_Computer_XT > > >> > > >> On Fri, Aug 10, 2012 at 10:15 AM, Paul Bagyenda <[email protected] > > > > > > > > wrote: > > >> > You're old if you've ever used this. So old in fact you can't even > name > > >> > one > > >> > character* on Jersey Shore. Still, there was a time when "128MB was > a > > >> > lot > > >> > of RAM". > > >> > > > >> > http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/08/09/cde_goes_opensource/ > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > P. > > >> > > > >> > *Are they still called "characters" when it's a (faux) reality show? > > >> > > > >> > _______________________________________________ > > >> > The Uganda Linux User Group: http://linux.or.ug > > >> > > > >> > Send messages to this mailing list by addressing e-mails to: > > >> > [email protected] Mailing list archives: > > >> > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Mailing list settings: > > >> > http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug > > >> > To unsubscribe: http://kym.net/mailman/options/lug > > >> > > > >> > The Uganda LUG mailing list is generously hosted by INFOCOM: > > >> > http://www.infocom.co.ug/ > > >> > > > >> > The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them > (including > > >> > attachments if any). The mailing list host is not responsible for > them > > >> > in > > >> > any way. > > >> > > >> _______________________________________________ > > >> The Uganda Linux User Group: http://linux.or.ug > > >> > > >> Send messages to this mailing list > > _______________________________________________ > The Uganda Linux User Group: http://linux.or.ug > > Send messages to this mailing list by addressing e-mails to: > [email protected] > Mailing list archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > Mailing list settings: http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug > To unsubscribe: http://kym.net/mailman/options/lug > > The Uganda LUG mailing list is generously hosted by INFOCOM: > http://www.infocom.co.ug/ > > The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including > attachments if any). The mailing list host is not responsible for them in > any way. >
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