expansion differences (was Re: Micro$oft Biz'droid Lusers)

From: Richard Erlacher <edick_at_idcomm.com>
Date: Sat Apr 27 02:30:43 2002

----- Original Message -----
From: "Fred Cisin (XenoSoft)" <cisin_at_xenosoft.com>
To: <classiccmp_at_classiccmp.org>
Sent: Friday, April 26, 2002 11:24 AM
Subject: RE: expansion differences (was Re: Micro$oft Biz'droid Lusers)


> > When you opened the box with your COCO, what useful work
> > would it do with the
> > $399 you had just spent? Could you write a letter? Could
> > you write and
> > compile a Fortran program?
>
> A REAL programmer can write a FORTRAN program in ANY language.
> There was a fairly good (even though Microsoft) BASIC interpreter in ROM.
> A REAL programmer could write a FORTRAN program with it.
>
> > Given that you had a printer, could you attach it and use it?
> Of course! Although it took me 15 minutes to make a cable, my DTC-300
> (HiType I daisy wheel terminal) printed immediately.
>
What, they supporte ETX/ACK?
>
> > What software
> > was there, that you could install and use?
>
> A "TOY" computer comes with software. With a REAL computer, you have to
> program.
>
A real computer has tools. A toy has games. A computer with no software is
an experiment.
>
> --
> Grumpy Ol' Fred cisin_at_xenosoft.com
>
>
Received on Sat Apr 27 2002 - 02:30:43 BST