I started with BASIC when I was 6. That thing had built-in calculator with parenthesis(and calculators were not that common in the early 80s). So it was totally

I started with BASIC when I was 6. That thing had built-in calculator with parenthesis(and calculators were not that common in the early 80s). So it was totally fascinating. Of course I never realized there could be anything but global variables and the GOTO was considered bad style. It was possible to code a small program that draws on the screen (with ijkm [ijkl])in several minutes. Fun times indeed, but I am not sure it's applicable to the young kids any more.