On Wed, 21 Jun 2000, Sander Zuidema wrote:
> Let's not forget the MSX had one major advantage:
> All the information on how to program the computer
> was available for the users themselves...
> No expensive developer kits, qn easy to use basic for beginners
> and easy to learn assembly for the advanced users.
> This is a major advantage the MSX has. I think a new MSX COULD help to
> learn a lot of young people more about how computers work, and how
> they can be programmed (efficiently).
> Just like it was for almost everybody who was MSX-fanatic in the nineties ;)
That's exactly the point! Any real computer lover likes to know how his
computer works, and tweak it in any way he can. This is where the MSX is
unbeatable even today. THIS is the great difference between the PC-console
user and the MSX user.
Regards,
"Social engineering is a very common practice in the underground, and almost
magically effective. Human beings are almost always the weakest link in
computer security."
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