Tell Us About Your First Time!

Undertoad · 07-20-2001, 09:26 PM

In my high school, in 1980, they decided to offer a course called "Computer Math". It wasn't computer math at all, but just programming in integer Basic on the Apple ][. I decided to take that because my high school's physics was "hard core", and many seniors failed it routinely. All the intelligent kids considered me an asshole anyway.

I decided to take the lazy route, skipping Physics and taking Electronics (a shop kids class), Business Typing (a business kids class), and Computer Math instead. Little did I know that this combination would be perfectly ideal for what I would turn into halfway through the year: a Comp Sci major.

My first big prgramming challenge was doubling the size and complexity of the game "Oregon Trail", which was at that time a really dumb text adventure.

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07-20-2001, 09:26 PM	#5
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	In my high school, in 1980, they decided to offer a course called "Computer Math". It wasn't computer math at all, but just programming in integer Basic on the Apple ][. I decided to take that because my high school's physics was "hard core", and many seniors failed it routinely. All the intelligent kids considered me an asshole anyway. I decided to take the lazy route, skipping Physics and taking Electronics (a shop kids class), Business Typing (a business kids class), and Computer Math instead. Little did I know that this combination would be perfectly ideal for what I would turn into halfway through the year: a Comp Sci major. My first big prgramming challenge was doubling the size and complexity of the game "Oregon Trail", which was at that time a really dumb text adventure.

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