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"FD 100" was my introduction to programming too! This short post just brought it all back! I've remembered for years that there was some for loop syntax that I
by baliex 5y ago
"FD 100" was my introduction to programming too! This short post just brought it all back!
I've remembered for years that there was some for loop syntax that I'd used as a kid. I knew it wasn't "for" so seeing "REPEAT 360 [FD 1 RT 1]" was quite a revelation for me just now! (Thanks Susam if you're reading this!) That's exactly what I was writing back then. I think my first instinct at the time was "REPEAT 4 [FD 100 RT 90]" and from there went on to draw pentagons, hexagons, and then at some point had a eureka moment and tried "REPEAT 360".. mind blown!
I was using an Amstrad PCW 8512 [1] and would love to hear from anyone else who had a similar experience.
[1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amstrad_PCW#PCW_8256_and_8512 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amstrad_PCW#PCW_8256_and_8512
- pedrow 5y agoI had an 8256. I read some code in a magazine showing how to draw fractals recursively (they were Koch snowflakes actually) and I had a lot of fun making more complex fractals using that basic recipe. The PCWs had a monochrome screen that was quite hi-res, certainly compared to what I was used to, which worked well for turtle graphics.