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Re:“Was isolated from 1999 to 2006 with a 486. Built my own ... by orbitingpluto on Sunday December 14, 2014 @12:26AM (#8747539)
arebop, why aren't you looking for the worst in people like the rest of us?

Frankly I remember playing with qbasic/basic and being put off by how unwieldy it all was. Kudos to any kid that makes anything in basic.

I didn't become interested in programming until I managed to get a copy of Modula-II off of a BBS.

Re:“Was isolated from 1999 to 2006 with a 486. Built my own ... by wolfgke on Sunday December 14, 2014 @07:13AM (#8748114)
> Kudos to any kid that makes anything in basic.

Relevant: http://www.pcworld.com/article/2033318/black-annex-is-the-be...

Homepage of this (incomplete) game: http://www.blackannex.net/