02-01-2021, 11:23 PM
1975 high school science teacher started a computer class . We would go to the local college once a week .
Punch out our programs in BASIC . Then we would run them online to Oregon State University by teletype.
We only got 30 second runtime codes at first in case the program looped . Would set a 10 second shutoff time so didn't burn them up . Some of the college kids played a game called lunar lander where you could tell the rocket when to fire to slow your descent . We never had enough time online to play it . Then didn't do anything with computers for about 20 years .
Punch out our programs in BASIC . Then we would run them online to Oregon State University by teletype.
We only got 30 second runtime codes at first in case the program looped . Would set a 10 second shutoff time so didn't burn them up . Some of the college kids played a game called lunar lander where you could tell the rocket when to fire to slow your descent . We never had enough time online to play it . Then didn't do anything with computers for about 20 years .