Attended a 2-month COBOL programming course while doing my graduation back in '81. Used to get (small) weekly time slots on an IBM mainframe for trials of code (written on coding sheets, punch cards and all).
Then, taught myself FORTRAN, BASIC and PASCAL by reading books from the library. 1st ever really working program I wrote was for a CASIO programmable calculator that had BASIC like programming language. Next 'upgraded' to an HP 41cv calculator. Next came a Sinclair ZX 81 followed by a TRS-80 Mod IV (128 KB) where I learnt (on my own) to write serious BASIC code. C, assembly and hacking in earnest followed with my 1st IBM PC clone - a Tandy 1000 (1985).
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Attended a 2-month COBOL programming course while doing my graduation back in '81. Used to get (small) weekly time slots on an IBM mainframe for trials of code (written on coding sheets, punch cards and all).
Then, taught myself FORTRAN, BASIC and PASCAL by reading books from the library. 1st ever really working program I wrote was for a CASIO programmable calculator that had BASIC like programming language. Next 'upgraded' to an HP 41cv calculator. Next came a Sinclair ZX 81 followed by a TRS-80 Mod IV (128 KB) where I learnt (on my own) to write serious BASIC code. C, assembly and hacking in earnest followed with my 1st IBM PC clone - a Tandy 1000 (1985).
That's it from me.