Thread: Task of the Month for May 2016

The language is BASIC of course (who remembers [no google!]) what it stands for?). Although obviously a fairly modern dialect, since the system I learned BASIC on (at a time probably before most DV members were born) was a Data General Eclipse time-sharing system) didn't have any screens to clear (CLS)! This was back in the day when a 5MB hard disk was the size of a large soup cauldron.

Originally Posted by FryingMan

The language is BASIC of course (who remembers [no google!]) what it stands for?). Although obviously a fairly modern dialect, since the system I learned BASIC on (at a time probably before most DV members were born) was a Data General Eclipse time-sharing system) didn't have any screens to clear (CLS)! This was back in the day when a 5MB hard disk was the size of a large soup cauldron.

My programming skills are pre-Bill Gates!

Originally Posted by FryingMan

The language is BASIC of course (who remembers [no google!]) what it stands for?). Although obviously a fairly modern dialect, since the system I learned BASIC on (at a time probably before most DV members were born) was a Data General Eclipse time-sharing system) didn't have any screens to clear (CLS)! This was back in the day when a 5MB hard disk was the size of a large soup cauldron.

No CLS?

Damn hahahaha.

BASIC is the oldest I can go as far as knowledge... lol... it would be fun to download BASIC and code something haha, but would be a waste of time really, but darn.. I loved BASIC and its F1, F2 etc menu it had on the bottom.

I remember still, when I had no idea what F5 (CONT←) I was fascinated in what would be it for for some strange reason, till i learned it.

I remember something older than BASIC, but this was when I was 3 and while I knew already how to read slowly, and probably read the code seeing my dad, at that time I would understand nothing (Yes, I had an odd childhood) So, it is impossible to remember, the screen was green and I think the lines were not even numbered, but it is so old and I was so little I cannot remember, so my first coded stuff came up to be in BASIC. I actually did an RPG game with stats, weapons and all (of course, this game was just a text game with some basic ascii images, but you would go through the game, well, you can guess probably hahahah, just typing answering to IF THEN ELSE questions.

By the way, does not hunt you still today the changes on the if-then-else to elseif?

Poor "Then" died... at least, it died its structure such as it was on BASIC. Still today, sometimes I think of using the then, but if I do (not anymore really, but think of it) visual studio gets mad haha.

Originally Posted by FryingMan

The language is BASIC of course (who remembers [no google!]) what it stands for?). Although obviously a fairly modern dialect, since the system I learned BASIC on (at a time probably before most DV members were born) was a Data General Eclipse time-sharing system) didn't have any screens to clear (CLS)! This was back in the day when a 5MB hard disk was the size of a large soup cauldron.

Since nobody answered, it's: Beginner's All-purpose Symbolic Instruction Code