I learned C on an Amiga around 1989 or so. K&R second edition had just come out. The Amiga had multitasking and a flat address space, but no memory protection.

I learned C on an Amiga around 1989 or so. K&R second edition had just come out. The Amiga had multitasking and a flat address space, but no memory protection. If you slipped up, you got a visit from the old "Guru Meditation" error, followed by a reboot.