Subj : IMS Series 8000 Microcomputer
To   : AKAcastor
From : Ben Collver
Date : Tue Apr 30 2024 13:11:35

  Re: IMS Series 8000 Microcomputer
  By: AKAcastor to Abbub on Mon Apr 29 2024 17:09:38

AK> Did you ever type in programs from the 'learn to program' books aimed at
AK> kids? They may have come along just a bit too late for you.  I remember
AK> borrowing them from the library in the late 80s when I was learning on
AK> Apple ][ in elementary school and a Tandy 1000 at home.  By the late 80s
AK> the books started to feel dated (but I still enjoyed them a lot).

That's how i "cut my teeth" too, checking out kids programming books from
the library and typing them in on an Apple ][, and later into GW-BASIC on
a PC.  It felt novel at the time, similar to those Science Fair 150 in 1
Electronic Project Kits.  So many options to start out with, then modify.

http://www.zpag.net/Electroniques/Kit/Images/150in128248box.jpg

http://www.zpag.net/Electroniques/Kit/Images/Kit150.jpg

AK> https://usborne.com/ca_en/books/computer-and-coding-books

Thanks for this link.  Could make for a fun lazy Sunday in an emulator.

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