The author mentions jokers breaking out of his Atari demo loop written using BASIC. I first learned BASIC on the Radio Shack TRS-80 Model 1. As a child, there

The author mentions jokers breaking out of his Atari demo loop written using BASIC. I first learned BASIC on the Radio Shack TRS-80 Model 1. As a child, there was a favorite jokester demo loop involving Qbasic with Windows. I'd visit a department store, break out of each store computer's demo loop to DOS, and then type up a simple Qbasic loop with random SOUND calls where I had painstakingly tested and memorized random frequency ranges and delays to simulate the sound of water running. Returning these computers to their store demo loop left a sea of scratched heads in my wake.