[geeks] State of IT

[Bill Bradford]

On Tue, Aug 06, 2002 at 03:45:52AM +0000, Kris Kirby wrote:
> On Mon, 5 Aug 2002, Bill Bradford wrote:
> > KEYBOARD NOT FOUND
> > PRESS F1 TO CONTINUE
> NO ROM BASIC

or BASICA NOT FOUND.

I need a UNIX version of gwbasic. 8-)

I won a state programming competition (for any of you who have ever heard
of FBLA; kinda like a geek/business version of 4-H) by writing a complete
store inventory and cash register (think scanner) program.

In GWBASIC.

In two hours.

Without a computer.  (e.g., hand-wrote the listing, did program logic
flowcharts, and printer output charts)...

Nothing but a TI calculator, stack of pencils, pile of paper, and a 
flowchart template.

Man, those were the days.

(I won state level 3 years in a row, and placed 10th/7th/3rd at national 
 level those three years..)

Bill

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bill bradford
mrbill at mrbill.net
austin, texas