Re: OT -- suggestions to ensure nerdiness in potential IT staff

[Steve . Parker]

I thik LOGO was based on LISP.

Steve Parker
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On Wed, 1 Aug 2001,Pat Hildebrand scribbled on the wall in glitter crayon:

->When I saw the question about boot disks I figured that the answer
->would be very dependent on the computer because I know there were
->computers at that time that didn't use disks. However, the computer
->that I got in 1981 required a boot disk.

i started programming on IBM 1440s and 360/20s.  on the 20 you had to dial
in
the IPL code to get it to read the first card.

->
->In fact that computer brings to mind a few other questions from that
->time. Before the introduction of the IBM PC, what was considered the
->operating system for business micro computers? What manufacturer made

CP/M [or is it CPM i've seen it written both ways.]


->What is the language that uses a turtle for teaching children about
->computers? What language was it based on?

LOGO but i don't remember what it's biased on.  bit rot.;-)


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