i used to buy these magazines and spend hours typing in the code then hours trying to find my mistakes then hours trying to fix their mistakes you would then put them on to a C3 tape and leave them on the shelf of the bookshop with the tiny number of computer books that were around then you would take a different one then bring it back next time cloud - file sharing - programing teams, we had them all in the 80's I still have my 81
The Atari 8-Bit type-in programs didn't have this problem in the end. Atari User Magazine introduced a checksum system called "Get It Right!" which put a two letter code at the end of each line in the listing in the magazine. If the line you typed in matched that code, you got it right! No more headaches!
It was a huge part of my early teens. I still remember how good it felt to find the error, correct it and eventually play the game. Good times. Kids today don't know the half of it!!😜
I actually had an expansion card for my ZX81, a voice synthesizer that I used to read out all the code I keyed in, especially if it was lots of assembler in the form of numeric lists. Then I could lie in bed and verify that everything was ok. I can't remember which card it was, but it had a large Texas Instrument chip.
i used to buy these magazines and spend hours typing in the code
then hours trying to find my mistakes
then hours trying to fix their mistakes
you would then put them on to a C3 tape and leave them on the shelf of the bookshop with the tiny number of computer books that were around then
you would take a different one then bring it back next time
cloud - file sharing - programing teams, we had them all in the 80's
I still have my 81
The Atari 8-Bit type-in programs didn't have this problem in the end. Atari User Magazine introduced a checksum system called "Get It Right!" which put a two letter code at the end of each line in the listing in the magazine. If the line you typed in matched that code, you got it right! No more headaches!
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far too sophisticated for the ZX81 mags
Memories come Back. Thanks 😊
It was a huge part of my early teens. I still remember how good it felt to find the error, correct it and eventually play the game. Good times. Kids today don't know the half of it!!😜
I actually had an expansion card for my ZX81, a voice synthesizer that I used to read out all the code I keyed in, especially if it was lots of assembler in the form of numeric lists. Then I could lie in bed and verify that everything was ok. I can't remember which card it was, but it had a large Texas Instrument chip.
Reverse frogger with missiles ? Neat.