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Re:Design Principles Behind Smalltalk (1981) by jdblair on Friday May 20, 2022 @03:39PM (#31451655)
Everyone who grew up with 8-bit micros understands what it feels like to know the whole machine.
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Re:Design Principles Behind Smalltalk (1981) by timbit42 on Saturday May 21, 2022 @04:43PM (#31461602)
I wouldn't say everyone. Most people just played games on them. They would have gotten a game console if their parents hadn't wanted it to be educational.
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