Re: MY COMPUTER LIKES ME when i speak in BASIC.

2018-01-22 Thread Eric Smith via cctalk
My computer likes me when I speak MACRO-10. :-) On Jan 17, 2018 7:28 AM, "Mattis Lind via cctalk" wrote: > I scanned a nice little booklet I found in my fathers stuff. > > "MY COMPUTER LIKES ME when i speak in BASIC" by Bob Albrecht. > >

Re: MY COMPUTER LIKES ME when i speak in BASIC.

2018-01-22 Thread Fred Cisin via cctalk
"MY COMPUTER LIKES ME when I speak in BASIC" Don't anthropomorphize computers. They hate it when you do that. Yes, you might anger them, and then they turn on you (or at least turn surly and uncooperative): https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1331069276l/1304684.jpg No one else is bothered by

Re: MY COMPUTER LIKES ME when i speak in BASIC.

2018-01-22 Thread Jason T via cctalk
On Sun, Jan 21, 2018 at 5:47 PM, Fred Cisin via cctalk wrote: > "MY COMPUTER LIKES ME when I speak in BASIC" > > Don't anthropomorphize computers. > They hate it when you do that. Yes, you might anger them, and then they turn on you (or at least turn surly and

Re: MY COMPUTER LIKES ME when i speak in BASIC.

2018-01-21 Thread Fred Cisin via cctalk
"MY COMPUTER LIKES ME when I speak in BASIC" Don't anthropomorphize computers. They hate it when you do that.

Re: MY COMPUTER LIKES ME when i speak in BASIC.

2018-01-21 Thread Ed Sharpe via cctalk
Looks  real Nice! Thanks  for the electronic  copy of this  classic!  We have the paper  copy  but  good  to know there is a back up  out there!     Ed#  www.smecc.org    In a message dated 1/17/2018 7:28:34 AM US Mountain Standard Time, cctalk@classiccmp.org writes:   I scanned a nice little