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Learning to Code in 1980: A Book, BASIC, and Pure Persistence

by William Winter | Apr 8, 2026 | 1980s, 2020s, Apple 2, Retro Computing

Here is a story about how I learned to code at age 13. How most of us learned. I was 13 in 1980. Back then, at home, our family had an Apple II Plus, but not a lot of software – especially we had very few games to play. But pretty much every computer had BASIC...

RETROSPECTIVE: Making Sense of THEC64 Mini

by Jason Russell | Feb 19, 2018 | 1980s, Columns, Console/Handheld

If ever there were a plug and play mini retro system that I couldn’t quite be sure about, THEC64 Mini would have to be the one. On the surface it looks like there’s a lot for a retro gaming enthusiast to appreciate but dig a little deeper and some of the early...

Learning to Code in 1980: A Book, BASIC, and Pure Persistence

RETROSPECTIVE: Making Sense of THEC64 Mini

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