Andrew Dalke <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Adam DePrince > Given the hardware constraints of the early 1980s, which > language do you think should have been used instead of BASIC?
Logo. It was invented in 1968, when mainframes weren't much more powerfull than those '80s microcomputers. It had standard graphics primitives that are *much* saner than hacking at a bitmapped display. It was designed specifically to teach children how to think logically. You can find out more - including a list of current implementations and example code - at <URL: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Logo_programming_language >. BASIC as implented by Microsoft for the Apple II and the TRS 80 (among others) is simply the worst programming language I have ever encountered. Assembler was better - at least you had recursion with assembler. <mike -- Mike Meyer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> http://www.mired.org/home/mwm/ Independent WWW/Perforce/FreeBSD/Unix consultant, email for more information. -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
