@BrodieOnLinux I'm 54, my first computer was TRS-80...

@BrodieOnLinux I'm 54, my first computer was TRS-80 when I was 9 and I knew this. heh. Being my age sometimes has weird advantages. ;)

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Chris [list of emoji]

@bitterseeds @BrodieOnLinux

Ditto, but Sinclair ZX81. I learned programming from the book that came with it, and the chapter on graphics had to first explain what a pixel was.

(Also: "remember, X is a cross.")

26 July at 12:08 | Open on freeradical.zone

Paul L

@suetanvil @BrodieOnLinux
Yes I probably read this from the generous Speccy manual back in the mid-80s.

Just a few lines of Plot and Draw in a loop and you could get some arty stuff on screen especially with Over 1, and the manual encouraged experimentation.

And being able to save result to tape in screen$ format .

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