I started with gw-basic at 9, qbasic at 11. An old ZX spectrum 16K was my first computer (486 were already on the market) and "Basic for kids" was my first prog

I started with gw-basic at 9, qbasic at 11. An old ZX spectrum 16K was my first computer (486 were already on the market) and "Basic for kids" was my first programming book, with some kind of mr. potato clippy thing guiding you through the language description, examples and exercises. I don't remember much about that book (or GW-Basic) but I do remember taking it to the beach for reading. I was a weird kid.