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#Value (?) of BASIC

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#18958From: Henry ShillingMay 15, 1986 9:15 PM
Personally I look forward to the day they quit packing basic with micros. I think Logo would be a better choice. I thought that day had come with the Intro of the Mac and lo and behold NO BASIC, but old habits are hard to break and of course CBM and Atari had to release bastardized versions tailored to thier own machines…hank……………
#18984From: Jim Nangano/SYSOPMay 15, 1986 11:02 PM
LOGO????? Henry, with all due respect, LOGO!?!?!?!?!?!? Jim
#19055From: John FoustMay 16, 1986 1:33 PM
What's so bad about Logo? Have you ever SERIOUSLY programmed in it? Or are you just denigrating it because you saw it on Phil Donahue? It's very powerful. And it is a good teacher for young people – I had nine-year olds grasping the concept of parameter passing and procedures within minutes of introduction to Logo. There isn't much in Lisp that isn't in Logo.
#19055From: John FoustMay 16, 1986 1:33 PM
What's so bad about Logo? Have you ever SERIOUSLY programmed in it? Or are you just denigrating it because you saw it on Phil Donahue? It's very powerful. And it is a good teacher for young people – I had nine-year olds grasping the concept of parameter passing and procedures within minutes of introduction to Logo. There isn't much in Lisp that isn't in Logo.
#18984From: Jim Nangano/SYSOPMay 15, 1986 11:02 PM
LOGO????? Henry, with all due respect, LOGO!?!?!?!?!?!? Jim