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without spell check. The software is more complex than the pen and paper, but if I have work to do, I'll take the keyboard and mouse any day. [quoted text, click to view] "David Smith" <nospam@here.net> wrote in message news:3f6e6b1e$1_7@news.athenanews.com... > Im curious, other than those of you who use C# or VB for work, do you guys > miss the "good 'ol days" of programming? When C was about all you had (or > maybe some primitive BASIC, or some academic language). I think MS has done > an excellent job in making my work life easier, but I still miss the days of > tinkering with assembly and ANSI text screens in C. How about Commodore 64 > BASIC? Or back when a "wizard" didnt write code for you, instead was the > final enemy in the Zork-like game you were writing... > > :) Ah the days.... > > > > > >
Im curious, other than those of you who use C# or VB for work, do you guys
miss the "good 'ol days" of programming? When C was about all you had (or maybe some primitive BASIC, or some academic language). I think MS has done an excellent job in making my work life easier, but I still miss the days of tinkering with assembly and ANSI text screens in C. How about Commodore 64 BASIC? Or back when a "wizard" didnt write code for you, instead was the final enemy in the Zork-like game you were writing... :) Ah the days....
I miss where in the world is carmen sandiego on the commodore
I don't miss logo though sorry, I'm probably 1/2 the age of some of the ppl here =/ [quoted text, click to view] "Jason Smith" <jason@nospam.com> wrote in message news:%239SdB0LgDHA.3200@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl... > No, but I also don't miss writing 20 page reports by hand, using a pen, > without spell check. The software is more complex than the pen and paper, > but if I have work to do, I'll take the keyboard and mouse any day. > > "David Smith" <nospam@here.net> wrote in message > news:3f6e6b1e$1_7@news.athenanews.com... > > Im curious, other than those of you who use C# or VB for work, do you guys > > miss the "good 'ol days" of programming? When C was about all you had (or > > maybe some primitive BASIC, or some academic language). I think MS has > done > > an excellent job in making my work life easier, but I still miss the days > of > > tinkering with assembly and ANSI text screens in C. How about Commodore > 64 > > BASIC? Or back when a "wizard" didnt write code for you, instead was the > > final enemy in the Zork-like game you were writing... > > > > :) Ah the days.... > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
[quoted text, click to view] "Hasani" <HJB417@hotmail.c0m> wrote in message news:rzubb.8093$lZ6.2619391@twister.nyc.rr.com... > I miss where in the world is carmen sandiego on the commodore > I don't miss logo though Heh...man, I was in like 3rd or 4th grade when I learned logo(had a twice a month class in school)...I don't remember a damn thing about it now, but I remember enjoying it then. We drew snowmen in basic too, however I don't recall what type of machines they were, it was too many years ago. Carmen Sandiego I don't miss at all, however, I was HORRIBLE at that game. [quoted text, click to view] > sorry, I'm probably 1/2 the age of some of the ppl here =/ > "Jason Smith" <jason@nospam.com> wrote in message > news:%239SdB0LgDHA.3200@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl... > > No, but I also don't miss writing 20 page reports by hand, using a pen, > > without spell check. The software is more complex than the pen and paper, > > but if I have work to do, I'll take the keyboard and mouse any day. > > > > "David Smith" <nospam@here.net> wrote in message > > news:3f6e6b1e$1_7@news.athenanews.com... > > > Im curious, other than those of you who use C# or VB for work, do you > guys > > > miss the "good 'ol days" of programming? When C was about all you had > (or > > > maybe some primitive BASIC, or some academic language). I think MS has > > done > > > an excellent job in making my work life easier, but I still miss the > days > > of > > > tinkering with assembly and ANSI text screens in C. How about Commodore > > 64 > > > BASIC? Or back when a "wizard" didnt write code for you, instead was the > > > final enemy in the Zork-like game you were writing... > > > > > > :) Ah the days.... > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
I sure do, I wrote my first, last and only assembler on a
C64 - it was so cool!. Helas, those days are gone. But in 20-30 years from now, maybe the abstaction is much higher. I do not think we will continue to program in the way we do today - which more or less is the same as in the C64 days in many ways. And then we will look back in rememberance to an ancient discipline known as 'programming computers using textbased syntax' - not emotions, thaughts, ideas. If we are lucky it wont be in our time. Jesper. [quoted text, click to view] >-----Original Message-----
>Im curious, other than those of you who use C# or VB for work, do you guys >miss the "good 'ol days" of programming? When C was about all you had (or >maybe some primitive BASIC, or some academic language). I think MS has done >an excellent job in making my work life easier, but I still miss the days of >tinkering with assembly and ANSI text screens in C. How about Commodore 64 >BASIC? Or back when a "wizard" didnt write code for you, instead was the >final enemy in the Zork-like game you were writing... > >:) Ah the days.... > > > > > > >.
There was also wheel of fortune and jeopardy but I'm sorry, carmen rocked
them all, where in the USA, Where in the World, Where in time.... [quoted text, click to view] "Daniel O'Connell" <onyxkirx@--NOSPAM--comcast.net> wrote in message news:iEwbb.541499$YN5.366465@sccrnsc01... > > "Hasani" <HJB417@hotmail.c0m> wrote in message > news:rzubb.8093$lZ6.2619391@twister.nyc.rr.com... > > I miss where in the world is carmen sandiego on the commodore > > I don't miss logo though > > Heh...man, I was in like 3rd or 4th grade when I learned logo(had a twice a > month class in school)...I don't remember a damn thing about it now, but I > remember enjoying it then. > We drew snowmen in basic too, however I don't recall what type of machines > they were, it was too many years ago. > Carmen Sandiego I don't miss at all, however, I was HORRIBLE at that game. > > > > sorry, I'm probably 1/2 the age of some of the ppl here =/ > > "Jason Smith" <jason@nospam.com> wrote in message > > news:%239SdB0LgDHA.3200@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl... > > > No, but I also don't miss writing 20 page reports by hand, using a pen, > > > without spell check. The software is more complex than the pen and > paper, > > > but if I have work to do, I'll take the keyboard and mouse any day. > > > > > > "David Smith" <nospam@here.net> wrote in message > > > news:3f6e6b1e$1_7@news.athenanews.com... > > > > Im curious, other than those of you who use C# or VB for work, do you > > guys > > > > miss the "good 'ol days" of programming? When C was about all you had > > (or > > > > maybe some primitive BASIC, or some academic language). I think MS has > > > done > > > > an excellent job in making my work life easier, but I still miss the > > days > > > of > > > > tinkering with assembly and ANSI text screens in C. How about > Commodore > > > 64 > > > > BASIC? Or back when a "wizard" didnt write code for you, instead was > the > > > > final enemy in the Zork-like game you were writing... > > > > > > > > :) Ah the days.... > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
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> I think MS has done > an excellent job in making my work life easier, I'm not sure about that, there is so much more to know now. -- Michael Culley
Anybody out there ever play "Pyramid" on the old Trash 80 (uhh, I mean TRS-80) Color Computer? Basic and assembly where a lot of fun! I still have the computer and get it out once every couple of years. Very nostalgic... [quoted text, click to view] "Daniel O'Connell" <onyxkirx@--NOSPAM--comcast.net> wrote in message news:AnJbb.550441$o%2.241574@sccrnsc02... > We had...a game where you had to figure out who shot a grizzley bear and one > where you were a little kid who was wandering around some jungle, had to > solve puzzles with the items you picked up, eventually you got kidnapped by > poachers...but I don't remember anything more than that. Those were my > favorites at the time. > "Hasani" <bitchacct@hax0r.dyndns.org> wrote in message > news:%23NnufBSgDHA.3700@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl... > > There was also wheel of fortune and jeopardy but I'm sorry, carmen rocked > > them all, where in the USA, Where in the World, Where in time.... > > "Daniel O'Connell" <onyxkirx@--NOSPAM--comcast.net> wrote in message > > news:iEwbb.541499$YN5.366465@sccrnsc01... > > > > > > "Hasani" <HJB417@hotmail.c0m> wrote in message > > > news:rzubb.8093$lZ6.2619391@twister.nyc.rr.com... > > > > I miss where in the world is carmen sandiego on the commodore > > > > I don't miss logo though > > > > > > Heh...man, I was in like 3rd or 4th grade when I learned logo(had a > twice > > a > > > month class in school)...I don't remember a damn thing about it now, but > I > > > remember enjoying it then. > > > We drew snowmen in basic too, however I don't recall what type of > machines > > > they were, it was too many years ago. > > > Carmen Sandiego I don't miss at all, however, I was HORRIBLE at that > game. > > > > > > > > > > sorry, I'm probably 1/2 the age of some of the ppl here =/ > > > > "Jason Smith" <jason@nospam.com> wrote in message > > > > news:%239SdB0LgDHA.3200@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl... > > > > > No, but I also don't miss writing 20 page reports by hand, using a > > pen, > > > > > without spell check. The software is more complex than the pen and > > > paper, > > > > > but if I have work to do, I'll take the keyboard and mouse any day. > > > > > > > > > > "David Smith" <nospam@here.net> wrote in message > > > > > news:3f6e6b1e$1_7@news.athenanews.com... > > > > > > Im curious, other than those of you who use C# or VB for work, do > > you > > > > guys > > > > > > miss the "good 'ol days" of programming? When C was about all you > > had > > > > (or > > > > > > maybe some primitive BASIC, or some academic language). I think MS > > has > > > > > done > > > > > > an excellent job in making my work life easier, but I still miss > the > > > > days > > > > > of > > > > > > tinkering with assembly and ANSI text screens in C. How about > > > Commodore > > > > > 64 > > > > > > BASIC? Or back when a "wizard" didnt write code for you, instead > was > > > the > > > > > > final enemy in the Zork-like game you were writing... > > > > > > > > > > > > :) Ah the days.... > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
We had...a game where you had to figure out who shot a grizzley bear and one
where you were a little kid who was wandering around some jungle, had to solve puzzles with the items you picked up, eventually you got kidnapped by poachers...but I don't remember anything more than that. Those were my favorites at the time. [quoted text, click to view] "Hasani" <bitchacct@hax0r.dyndns.org> wrote in message news:%23NnufBSgDHA.3700@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl... > There was also wheel of fortune and jeopardy but I'm sorry, carmen rocked > them all, where in the USA, Where in the World, Where in time.... > "Daniel O'Connell" <onyxkirx@--NOSPAM--comcast.net> wrote in message > news:iEwbb.541499$YN5.366465@sccrnsc01... > > > > "Hasani" <HJB417@hotmail.c0m> wrote in message > > news:rzubb.8093$lZ6.2619391@twister.nyc.rr.com... > > > I miss where in the world is carmen sandiego on the commodore > > > I don't miss logo though > > > > Heh...man, I was in like 3rd or 4th grade when I learned logo(had a twice > a > > month class in school)...I don't remember a damn thing about it now, but I > > remember enjoying it then. > > We drew snowmen in basic too, however I don't recall what type of machines > > they were, it was too many years ago. > > Carmen Sandiego I don't miss at all, however, I was HORRIBLE at that game. > > > > > > > sorry, I'm probably 1/2 the age of some of the ppl here =/ > > > "Jason Smith" <jason@nospam.com> wrote in message > > > news:%239SdB0LgDHA.3200@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl... > > > > No, but I also don't miss writing 20 page reports by hand, using a > pen, > > > > without spell check. The software is more complex than the pen and > > paper, > > > > but if I have work to do, I'll take the keyboard and mouse any day. > > > > > > > > "David Smith" <nospam@here.net> wrote in message > > > > news:3f6e6b1e$1_7@news.athenanews.com... > > > > > Im curious, other than those of you who use C# or VB for work, do > you > > > guys > > > > > miss the "good 'ol days" of programming? When C was about all you > had > > > (or > > > > > maybe some primitive BASIC, or some academic language). I think MS > has > > > > done > > > > > an excellent job in making my work life easier, but I still miss the > > > days > > > > of > > > > > tinkering with assembly and ANSI text screens in C. How about > > Commodore > > > > 64 > > > > > BASIC? Or back when a "wizard" didnt write code for you, instead was > > the > > > > > final enemy in the Zork-like game you were writing... > > > > > > > > > > :) Ah the days.... > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
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"Dave Theese" <cheeser_1998@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:vmur6l264pkd29@news.supernews.com... > > Anybody out there ever play "Pyramid" on the old Trash 80 (uhh, I mean > TRS-80) Color Computer? Basic and assembly where a lot of fun! I still have > the computer and get it out once every couple of years. Very nostalgic... Defender on the microbee was an excellent game. -- Michael Culley
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