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Having to find the right key for the BREAK keyword was especially interesting (you couldn't just type out B-R-E-A-K). I started programming without even readin
by drsim 14y ago
Having to find the right key for the BREAK keyword was especially interesting (you couldn't just type out B-R-E-A-K).
I started programming without even reading the manual: having all the keywords laid out there made me think 'just what is POKE anyway?'. Great way to pique interest.
- andysinclair 14y agoI remember being fascinated by the keywords PEEK and POKE, and fiddling around with POKE statements to try to cheat at games. Various Spectrum magazines would publish cheats based on POKEing memory with new contents. Ahh, those were the days!
- drsim 14y agoOnce I broke the loading sequence of a game and discovered I could see all of the source right there. It was as simple as BREAK if I remember. That kicked me off on my favourite learning method: reading someone else's code.