Forty years later the NEW on on last line of the sample program on page 210 (line 170) still stings.
I typed in the program, it ran and then the NEW caused the interpreter to reset itself.
I think of it every time I save a file.
I typed in the program, it ran and then the NEW caused the interpreter to reset itself.
I think of it every time I save a file.
And also: "Unfortunately it produces the patterns upside down, but you might not worry about this". C'mon, kid, don't you want to fix that? It'll be fun.
"the program will erase itself - this is to discourage you from using it frivolously."
After typing bilions of lines to have some inventory control (and other things, enough to run a little drugstore) I asked for help to type the remaining code. A relative came, typed "new" and pressed return.