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minus-squareveroxii@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up22·14 days agoOur Commodore VIC20 came with a big book/manual which mostly taught you how to code. Was an awesome time.
minus-squarejaybone@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·14 days agoYeah the “OS” was essentially a basic interpreter and simple editor. I remember that book.
minus-squareErrorCode@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·13 days agoAnd trying to save your program on a cassette that would give you an error after 30 minutes.
minus-squarejaybone@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·13 days agoSave? A program? What kind of magic is this?
minus-squareEcholynx@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·12 days agoVeronica Explains has a great video on how manuals used to actually be great resources.
minus-squareConcetta@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up2·12 days agoManuals still are fantastic when available.
Our Commodore VIC20 came with a big book/manual which mostly taught you how to code. Was an awesome time.
Yeah the “OS” was essentially a basic interpreter and simple editor. I remember that book.
And trying to save your program on a cassette that would give you an error after 30 minutes.
Save? A program? What kind of magic is this?
Veronica Explains has a great video on how manuals used to actually be great resources.
Manuals still are fantastic when available.