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Re: My First Computer (was Computing Editorial)

Subject: Re: My First Computer (was Computing Editorial)
From: "Ross Simpson" <yeah_whatever>
Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2003 13:17:57 +1100
Newsgroups: comp.sys.cbm, comp.os.cpm, comp.sys.apple2, rec.games.video.classic
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"lisp" <lisa@thecommune.org.uk> wrote in message...

> Quite right - hardware should be the *last* aspect introduced, because
> talking to the hardware directly is a bad *evil* habit, and so discipline
> in coding should be introduced before hand.

Okay Prove that it is damaging. Work's fine on my Hardware.

Even if I'm using something like a VGA card for graphics programming, I at
least have a checking procedure which detects the card type & test on older
hardware.

Ross.

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References:
- Computing Editorial (please read)
  - From: pap3@dana.ucc.nau.edu (Paul Allen Panks)
- Re: Computing Editorial (please read)
  - From: Lee Hart <leeahart@earthlink.net>
- Re: Computing Editorial (please read)
  - From: pausch@saaf.se (Paul Schlyter)
- Re: Computing Editorial (please read)
  - From: Lee Hart <leeahart@earthlink.net>
- Re: Computing Editorial (please read)
  - From: pausch@saaf.se (Paul Schlyter)
- My First Computer (was Computing Editorial)
  - From: Lee Hart <leeahart@earthlink.net>
- Re: My First Computer (was Computing Editorial)
  - From: Glen <lpepicel@nycap.rr.com>
- Re: My First Computer (was Computing Editorial)
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- Re: My First Computer (was Computing Editorial)
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- Re: My First Computer (was Computing Editorial)
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- Re: My First Computer (was Computing Editorial)
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