Basic is so excellent imho. Sent from my iPhone
> On Aug 18, 2017, at 10:06 AM, John Gardner <[email protected]> wrote: > > ...I've been slowly introducing my daughters (7 and 9) to BASIC. > > Nice! "8) > > If you're not careful, those kids will learn how to think... > > ... > > > > >> On 8/18/17, Roger Mullins <[email protected]> wrote: >> Fun ideas! My daughter has a Frozen book that has tiny code squares of some >> sort (not QR, but not bar either) that's sort of interactive with a >> scanning wand that came with it. I had no idea there was even such a >> 'thing' as a barcode gaming scene, so I'll definitely look into that. And >> I love the idea of geocaching, if only because we'd be walking around the >> park with our M100's. :-) >> >> You know (alert: rambling aside ahead), I downloaded the scanned BCR manual >> and was reading it last night. What I love about our computers is the >> forced economy when it comes to programming. I was never a big time >> programmer by any stretch, but I remember having to really take the time to >> map stuff out and try to make it as efficient as possible because memory >> constraints dictated it. The inventory program that's listed in the BCR >> book doesn't do a whole lot, but I couldn't help but wonder what it would >> look like 'today' by the time you had to import this library over here and >> incorporate that driver from over there, etc. I'm glad programming in >> general has reached a much larger audience nowadays with all the IDEs and >> bells and whistles and modules and stuff, but there's a minimalist beauty >> in a lot of the 'old school' code that I think a lot of people miss. I've >> been slowly introducing my daughters (7 and 9) to BASIC. They recognize >> that it's a whole lot easier to pick up their tablet, tap something, and >> play whatever high-def game they want, but it seems like they also can't >> help being a little impressed when they're watching me tinker with >> something and I show them the listing and they see what a few lines of code >> can accomplish. >> >> On Fri, Aug 18, 2017 at 10:31 AM, Kurt McCullum <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>> As luck would have it, I found the files on my key chain USB drive. >>> >>> BCR Files >>> <http://www.club100.org/memfiles/index.php?&direction=0&order=&directory=Kurt%20McCullum/Bar%20Code%20Reader> >>> >>> >>> >>> Kurt >>> >>> >>> On Friday, August 18, 2017 7:26 AM, Kurt McCullum <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> >>> >>> I've got those programs Willard. I'll try to upload them today. >>> >>> >>> On Friday, August 18, 2017 12:45 AM, Willard Goosey <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> >>> >>> On Thu, 17 Aug 2017 12:35:28 -0500 >>> John Gardner <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> Once upon a time PC mags had bar code pgm listings. Getting >>>> that going again might be fun... "8) >>>> >>> Speaking of... the "TandyCode" BCR driver was a seperate software >>> package and does not seem to have made it onto the Net. I speak >>> specifically of :26-3847 TandyCode >>> >>> There was also 26-3846 Bar Code Reader that either supported more bar >>> code formats or expanded on the existing drivers? >>> >>> Anyway, you know the drill. If anybody has this software, please upload >>> so it can be preserved. >>> >>> Willard >>> -- >>> Willard Goosey [email protected] >>> Socorro, New Mexico, USA >>> I search my heart and find Cimmeria, land of Darkness and the Night. >>> -- R.E. Howard >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>
