>> 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. Touch�... =) _ 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]
