I'm so glad I learned how to program on a C=64. Even using Commodore BASIC one was introduced to how memory worked so that one could use PEEK and POKE commands.

I'm so glad I learned how to program on a C=64. Even using Commodore BASIC one was introduced to how memory worked so that one could use PEEK and POKE commands. This made learning C and pointers so much easier because the mental model was there already.