My professional programming started with a Wang MVP minicomputer using BASIC.
Next came years of MIIS/MUMPS, which is BASIC with a b-tree DB tacked on. After a few years of that I did consulting to help speed up sorting a text array in QBasic/GW Basic/BASICA. Also used the TI-99/4A to code some games for my kids. And a Commodore-64 for recreational programming: remember keying in code listings from computer magazines, one in particular involved POKE's which enabled direct screen addressing. Also developed a program to calculate BTU's for heating/cooling.
And translated an Applesift Basic program to MIIS to figure out calculated results for a laboratory.
It enabled my interest and career of almost 40 years as a developer.
My professional programming started with a Wang MVP minicomputer using BASIC.
Next came years of MIIS/MUMPS, which is BASIC with a b-tree DB tacked on. After a few years of that I did consulting to help speed up sorting a text array in QBasic/GW Basic/BASICA. Also used the TI-99/4A to code some games for my kids. And a Commodore-64 for recreational programming: remember keying in code listings from computer magazines, one in particular involved POKE's which enabled direct screen addressing. Also developed a program to calculate BTU's for heating/cooling.
And translated an Applesift Basic program to MIIS to figure out calculated results for a laboratory.
It enabled my interest and career of almost 40 years as a developer.