My first class was in 1976 and our text was _Business Programming in Fortran IV_. Fun was not an option. However, the next year, I took a class in Basic on some of the first desktops, an IBM 5100 (Basic and APL in ROM) and an HP 9830 (full ASCII keyboard and 32-character LED display). Writing games was encouraged. Tic-Tac-Toe and Oware were serious challenges. Physics students wrote projectile motion target practice but without the benefit of Birds. Six months later, my new wife and I played Adventure on an IBM 370. She just earned her CISSP. A little whimsy goes a long way.
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My first class was in 1976 and our text was _Business Programming in Fortran IV_. Fun was not an option. However, the next year, I took a class in Basic on some of the first desktops, an IBM 5100 (Basic and APL in ROM) and an HP 9830 (full ASCII keyboard and 32-character LED display). Writing games was encouraged. Tic-Tac-Toe and Oware were serious challenges. Physics students wrote projectile motion target practice but without the benefit of Birds. Six months later, my new wife and I played Adventure on an IBM 370. She just earned her CISSP. A little whimsy goes a long way.