COCO forever! MRW ----- Original Message ----- From: "Paul" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, July 19, 2003 7:09 PM Subject: Re: [newbie] [OT] US propose jail for KaZaA users.
> On Sat, 2003-07-19 at 22:16, Anne Wilson wrote: > > On Saturday 19 Jul 2003 4:14 pm, Frankie wrote: > > > Basic was the first language I learned.. > > > > > > Back when I was a youngin I was given a Commodore Vic 20 > > > computer. > > > I taught myself basic and wrote my first big program... > > > > > > A space invaders clone.. > > > snip > > > > > > The ZX-81 worked programs from a cassette tape - which stretched very > > quickly and soon became useless, so you had to have a backup tape. > > Also, I had the 16KB (Yes, KB!) memory pack, strapped on the back > > with insultating tape to stop wobble. You would work all evening on > > a bit of programming, then at 23:30 you would have a 'white-out' and > > it was all lost. That's how I learned the value of backups <g> > > > > Anne > > > > ZX81 - I got the DIY kit, had to solder together myself. > > Could do some incredible things in 1K of memory, (e.g. space invaders) > until I could afford the 16K add-on. I've still got it, and an add-on > board with EPROM with kernel - can't remeber what it did. Have to sort > it out. > > Then moved onto the Tandy Color Computer using MS-Basic, but preferred > to run OS-9 from disk. > > Paul M > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com > --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.501 / Virus Database: 299 - Release Date: 7/15/2003
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