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The first time I saw X = X + 1 in a ZX Spectrum basic program listing, I thought it would cause the computer to catch fire. I was 9 though.
by nsenifty 6y ago
The first time I saw X = X + 1 in a ZX Spectrum basic program listing, I thought it would cause the computer to catch fire.
I was 9 though.
- benttoothpaste 6y agoZx Spectrum was actually less confusing because it required LET before variable assignment.
- nsenifty 6y agoAh yes, it might have been GW-Basic then. My uncle had a ZX Spectrum I would play with but the books I could get were all for IBM PCs.
- myself248 6y agoMy dad was offended that such an algebraic abomination should be the way the computer represented things. I started putting the LET keyword in front (which was strictly optional), and it bothered him a lot less.
- superdisk 6y agoJust introduce your dad to Prolog.
- WalterBright 6y ago> I thought it would cause the computer to catch fire Star Trek taught at least a couple generations that if you pressed the wrong key or programmed in something illogical the keyboard would burst into flames and throw you across the room.