** Sabi ni Andy noong Thu, 17 Jan 2002 11:45:56 +0800 > To this day, the magic they were able to do with those 'dinky' > microprocessors blows my mind (remember Choplifter?). You don't > see the same kind of wizardry nowadays. PDAs have far far more > power than an 8-bit 6502 + 64KB RAM + 280x192 display (Apple ][), > but I don't see the same kind of creativity and innovation that > was present in the 'good old days' of 8-bit computing.
I have reason to believe that it's because programmers nowadays rely too heavily on the IDE instead of thinking out the code *before* firing up their compilers or assemblers. Mabuhay. TAG : 30. Shin: A device for finding furniture _ Philippine Linux Users Group. Web site and archives at http://plug.linux.org.ph To leave: send "unsubscribe" in the body to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe to the Linux Newbies' List: send "subscribe" in the body to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
