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Forty years later the NEW on on last line of the sample program on page 210 (line 170) still stings. I typed in the program, it ran and then the NEW caused the
by WediBlino 4y ago
Forty years later the NEW on on last line of the sample program on page 210 (line 170) still stings.
I typed in the program, it ran and then the NEW caused the interpreter to reset itself.
I think of it every time I save a file.
- woliveirajr 4y agoI feel your pain. After typing bilions of lines to have some inventory control (and other things, enough to run a little drugstore) I asked for help to type the remaining code. A relative came, typed "new" and pressed return.
- egypturnash 4y agoOh wow, I love how the text warning you of that part is on the next page. Probably the facing page rather than after a page turn given that even-numbered pages are on the left, but still. What a wonderful example of the importance of layout. Possibly a deliberate choice. And also: "Unfortunately it produces the patterns upside down, but you might not worry about this". C'mon, kid, don't you want to fix that? It'll be fun.
- tomcam 4y agoOh the pain!
- urbandw311er 4y agoI also had this book with my 48k spectrum -- I was very young (around 7-8 I think) I would often ponder at the warning associated with this: "the program will erase itself - this is to discourage you from using it frivolously."