Any one here every write programs in EBCDIC for the IBM mid-range (or minis as we called them) computers? These small (at the time) computers were used in submarines. This was in the early 80s.
I guess I’ll be an oddball here because I still use basic and like it. I have it on both my pad and desktop. It’s still a useful programming language and the modern versions can do pretty much anything that can be done in most other languages.
When I went to an ITT course they used Visual Basic for introduction to computer programing because they still had the books on the shelf; after our group the ‘school’ went quickly through different languages before getting to C++. I am glad to know that that campus closed down; I tell anyone who asks that they would be better off going to the community college course instead of ITT.
LeoAutodidact almost 10 years ago
Ah yes, I remember BASIC. And FORTRAN, and COBOL, and Assembler,, and . . .
(To all the Languages I’ve forgotten . . . )
karanne almost 10 years ago
Pascal?
Totalloser Premium Member almost 10 years ago
I still have an old Basic program I wrote stored on paper tape.
invertedyesterday almost 10 years ago
All righty, then.
rshive almost 10 years ago
Did a little of BASIC and a bit more FORTRAN. But we also had analog kits that we had to use to show the progress of chemical reactions.
contralto2b almost 10 years ago
Any one here every write programs in EBCDIC for the IBM mid-range (or minis as we called them) computers? These small (at the time) computers were used in submarines. This was in the early 80s.
damifid0 almost 10 years ago
I am amazed by all of the geeks here in toon land. You guys are great[funny]. :) Peace.
David Rickard Premium Member almost 10 years ago
To all the languages I’ve coded beforeWho paged in and out my coreI’m glad they came alongI dedicate this songTo all the languages I’ve coded before
fleebell almost 10 years ago
I guess I’ll be an oddball here because I still use basic and like it. I have it on both my pad and desktop. It’s still a useful programming language and the modern versions can do pretty much anything that can be done in most other languages.
Observer fo Irony almost 10 years ago
When I went to an ITT course they used Visual Basic for introduction to computer programing because they still had the books on the shelf; after our group the ‘school’ went quickly through different languages before getting to C++. I am glad to know that that campus closed down; I tell anyone who asks that they would be better off going to the community college course instead of ITT.
mightyfrog almost 10 years ago
Not sure I remember how to program in BASIC, it’s been so long.102030Oh yeah…
Barker62 almost 10 years ago
TRS-DOS, DOS+4 and anyone remember Montezuma Micro?