Louis,
We live in an age in which narratives and dogma, be they religious or
secular, overwhelm facts. So I'm grateful to have you point out the truth
behind the Verda passage.
Al Whealton
On Sat, May 1, 2021 at 3:10 AM Louis Santillan wrote:
> While empathize with the yearning for the simple
While empathize with the yearning for the simpler time in computing, taking
it from Ted Campbell [0], the Verda Spell passage seems like it was
intended as a humorous invocation of a muse. Much like Homer did in the
Iliad and Odyssey [1][2].
[0] https://sourceforge.net/p/bwbasic/bugs/7/#a62d
[1]
Thanks, Alvah:
I wish I could articulate the
valid things that are surrendered with the demise of computing at that
level. Fortunately, people who invest time and energy into the use of
FREEDOS understand what it is that I am unable to convey.
There's a sense of understanding, and hence con
Wherever I have DOS (generically speaking) installed, I always include a
copy of "bywater basic." It's a tribute to what home computing was, once
upon a time. I suspect there are many here who remember first coming upon
Ted Campbell's note at the end of his documentation for the interpreter.
For
