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Old 3rd December 2009
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Originally Posted by tetrodozombie View Post
Color terminals are distracting, but the very first computer I programmed on had an Amber Terminal (small, but lovely) back in 1982. I was in second grade, and the school had a computer lab. We got to program Logo!!! Yes. that's right. Logo! I know there are folks out there who've never heard of Logo, but it has warm memories for me. I was in shock and awe at the sight of a computer back in those days. I couldn't imagine doing anything else with my life other than sitting in front of a computer for long hours at a time programming and solving problems. But, it's even better now that we can add images and color. Life without color isn't as exciting as life with color. I'm not saying that we need to over use color. But, a teeny tiny bit of color in an otherwise gray world makes the sun come out in my eyes. Just a little color, not a whole lot.

Try that blue I'm using and see if it grows on you.
The ministry of education here in Ontario/Canada used Unisys ICON computers (..186/286, proprietary) which ran an ancient version of QNX.. they were all destroyed I hear.

It had an implementation of Logo, I remember it being taught in class (..basically, type this in and watch the fancy graphics).

Daisy chained systems, coaxial networking.. loud obnoxious internal speakers.. lots of memories.
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