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How come computers don't come (...) 10/01/25(Wed)23:33:15 No.106764592

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How come computers don't come with BASIC in ROM any more? Anonymous 10/01/25(Wed)23:33:15 No.106764592

You could have really powerful BASIC implementations which allowed access to 3D and sound, too.

Anonymous
10/01/25(Wed)23:53:57 No.106764742

Anonymous 10/01/25(Wed)23:53:57 No.106764742

Because Google doesn't want you to control the 0s and 1s. They want to be the ones who can manipulate bits and show you porn. If you can turn 0s and 1s into titties yourself you wouldn't need AI.

Anonymous
10/02/25(Thu)01:59:16 No.106765356

Anonymous 10/02/25(Thu)01:59:16 No.106765356

>>106764592
>>106764592
here is less than 1% can program

Anonymous
10/02/25(Thu)02:08:43 No.106765412

Anonymous 10/02/25(Thu)02:08:43 No.106765412

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>>106764592

Anonymous
10/02/25(Thu)02:17:47 No.106765473

Anonymous 10/02/25(Thu)02:17:47 No.106765473

Let's suppose your computer came with BASIC in ROM. Would you ever use it?

Anonymous
10/02/25(Thu)02:59:23 No.106765685

Anonymous 10/02/25(Thu)02:59:23 No.106765685

>>106764592
A lot of machines today come with forth in ROM. Not having a language baked into ROM was mainly just an IBM PC thing.

Anonymous
10/02/25(Thu)03:55:00 No.106766000

Anonymous 10/02/25(Thu)03:55:00 No.106766000

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>>106764592
>thread about BASIC
>image is a screenshot of an apple 2 disk editor
hello zoomy.

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