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I remember Word Perfect helped me learn to write by eliminating all the constraints of a typewriter. Allowing back space erase and typing over was a revelation.
cd programs
cd where is my program
cd where_is_my_program
dir
dir /p
attrib damn_file_id _protected -h-r
run damn_file_id _protected
dir damn*.*
attrib damn_file_is _protected -h-r
run damn_file_is _protected
Yeah. Soooo much simpler
Tried to rep you. Funny.
The key word is obfuscation. In the old days, there was obfuscation because of cryptic commands. Today the obfuscation is intentional and the operating systems seem to come with their own resident TSA agent wanting to poke your butt if you try to go anywhere other than the tiny user space now allowed.
The sweet spot for really playing with computers may have been around 2000 to 2002, where you could still do direct interfacing with peripherals and such. That is now Arduino territory.
I remember Word Perfect helped me learn to write by eliminating all the constraints of a typewriter. Allowing back space erase and typing over was a revelation.
I still remember the general curse. C:\ del C
response system: Are you sure you want to do this?
you: yes
system: Are you sure you want to do this?
you: yes
system: deletion initiated
system: blink blink blink....
I still use Word Perfect, can't stand word. And back space is wonderful. I still *try* to do first drafts and save them though.
I liked direct system commands. I'd still use them to manage files if I could.
Yes, computer are evolving as we speak......soon to become self aware.
On a side note, can anyone recommend a good intermediate level book on C programming(with C99 standard included)??? I finished the C for Dummies and still feel like a total TARD..... but I learned a lot. I am reading C In A Nutshell......yikes, I think this is a little over my head. Any suggestions if you know of a good book that is user friendly and not geared towards a complete beginner..............THANKS.......MWAH!!!
Every C programmer I've known for the last 25 years used this book to start with: "The C Programming Language" , by Kernighan and Ritchie, from where, I believe, the "Hello World" programming tradition originated.
"C is not a big language, and it is not well served by a big book."
After these, save your money. Install Linux and get all the free software tools you'll ever need to learn C progamming. And go to sites like: Introduction to C - Cprogramming.com
For the most part, you can find .pdf versions of most of the books you'll ever need to get started.
cd programs
cd where is my program
cd where_is_my_program
dir
dir /p
attrib damn_file_id _protected -h-r
run damn_file_id _protected
dir damn*.*
attrib damn_file_is _protected -h-r
run damn_file_is _protected
Yeah. Soooo much simpler
As someone who works on Unix daily...this to me is pretty simple
$> pwd
$> /users/home
$> cd /etc
$> vi hosts
##
# localhost is used to configure the loopback interface
# when the system is booting. Do not change this entry.
##
127.0.0.1 localhost
255.255.255.255 broadcasthost
:wq!
$> touch edit.txt
$> chmod 777 edit.txt
$> ls -l
-rwxrwxrwx 1 test staff 0 Dec 13 15:38 edit.txt
Every new PC related technology, being very new for its time, is naturally (and perhaps equally) overwhelming. So, certain older technologies may seem simpler and/or easier now but back in the year they first came out, they were equally challenging for most everyone.
Also, things are not anymore complicated nowadays, you just have way more options due to needs and demands. Procrastination due to all available choices, is the only real complication if anything.
I remember the first time I CGA graphics, I was bowled over on how great they looked....
There used to be a game I played in Unix back then was ASCII, you went from hidden room to hidden room..
And then came EGA and Leisure Suit Larry........WOW...
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