> From: Davd Brin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > I think you all miss the point. > > I have dozens of old books with simple BASIC programs > in them that tell the computer to compute or to move a > dot in ways that show the vital importance of a simple > algorithm at creating what appears on the screen. If > I had BASIC I could sit with my son and type in these > examples and swiftly establish a sense of power at the > gut level of the machine. > > Most of the languages you mention are much higher > level. Some involve GUI drag and drop methods that > bear NO relation to what I'm talking about. Certainly > none of them enable a dad to use the mountains of past > experience sitting right here on our shelves. > > Thanks. But the only hope I seem to have is if this > guy I know gets around to giving us an old machine > with DOS aboard. > > Utterly pathetic.
QBasic Will work in windows. No need to downgrade. _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
