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Atari Logo Programming Language (1983)
- eej71 5y agoThe less popular Magnavox Odyssey2 had something similar called Computer Intro!. https://gamicus.fandom.com/wiki/Computer_Intro https://gamicus.fandom.com/wiki/Computer_Intro!
- Minor49er 5y agoHacker News doesn't like that link. Try this: https://gamicus.fandom.com/wiki/Computer_Intro%21 https://gamicus.fandom.com/wiki/Computer_Intro%21
- jhbadger 5y agoAlthough that may have been unique in suggesting that a child's first programming language should not be BASIC, or Logo, but assembly language! And a rather obscure version of that -- I'm not sure (and the documentation doesn't say) if it is really the assembly language of the Odyssey2 itself or just a made up virtual machine.
- bitwize 5y agoI think that has more in common with Atari 2600 "BASIC Programming" than it does any version of Logo.
- robotpony 5y agoWow, I had forgotten how retro-industrial those Atari language cartridges were. I also forgot how rich the language was, given the constraints. Great memories!
- classichasclass 5y agoCommodore Logo (by Terrapin) was a really good home computer version. It took good advantage of the hardware as well, including sprite and sound commands. https://gmontag451.wordpress.com/2008/02/02/hello-world/ https://gmontag451.wordpress.com/2008/02/02/hello-world/
- bitwize 5y agoTI Logo II for TI-99/4A was the same, and even incorporated a bitmap editor for character and sprite definition. You needed the PEB and disk drive, though, which was an expensive proposition for 99/4A owners.