ScuzzBlog: Diaries December 2017 Entry 19th December 2017: Post: 7 The Wonder Years With all these BASIC computers that I show, I guess there are some that puzzle over what exactly could you do with one of these small computers running just BASIC with no OS. Trust me there was a great deal that could be done with a machine of that era. You have to remember that none of what we know today existed. So no internet and fancy flash drives and fast processors and tablets etc. Life then was more about the user than it has ever been. Yet the desire to get the most out of the computer was never more intoxicating. It was a virtual paradise of unlimited possibilities where the ambition of a generation lay unchecked as the computer revolution kicked into full gear. I have included a few extracts from books of the time. Do not be fooled by the simple images. These guys were educating on the very language that would drive the industry forward. Already, the simple dialogue was dipping into the field of machine code and robotics. Truly amazing in truth and certainly for me ' the wonder years ' In today's age of social media I guess I reflect on my era of computing and am glad my days were more about flashing cursors and entering BASIC. I may have been divorced from the world of men but I certainly felt I was on a magical journey and not trapped in someone else's world.

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