Dr. Guy Scott studied artificial intelligence at @SussexUni "after buying an Apple II computer which required him to learn a programming language in order to use it." via @lusakatimeshttps://www.lusakatimes.com/2019/07/13/former-vice-president-guy-scott-visits-his-former-universitysussex/ …
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Christopher Sedore, CIO of
@TuftsUniversity, started programming in BASIC on an Apple II Plus when he asked himself, "OK—how do I make it do what I want it to do?" via@tuftsnowhttps://now.tufts.edu/articles/new-tufts-chief-information-officer-named …1 reply 1 retweet 6 likesShow this thread -
"The first computer I owned was an Apple II E, but the first computer I worked on was an Apple II C." An important distinction by Joe Disharoon, CTO of
@kobie_marketing, in this@tbbjnewsroom profile by@tbbjresearch1 reply 0 retweets 2 likesShow this thread -
Daniel Filner of
@digitaleclipse "signed up for programming courses during summer vacations and learned BASIC on the Apple II", per@shacknews's excerpt of@craddock_david's "Arcade Perfect".https://www.shacknews.com/article/113743/how-digital-eclipse-preserved-a-classic-in-street-fighter-30th-anniversary-collection …1 reply 0 retweets 1 likeShow this thread -
While working at a digital electronics company, Garry Kitchen spent $1,200 of his own money on an Apple II so he could teach himself to make computer games. He later ported Donkey Kong to the Atari 2600.https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2019/09/how-a-basement-hacker-transformed-donkey-kong-for-the-atari-2600/ …
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Chef Felipe Preece of Japanese-Latin street food brand Sugoi JPN got his entrepreneurial start "typ[ing] articles on my Apple II Plus for a friend of, reports
@BigHospitalityhttps://www.bighospitality.co.uk/Article/2019/09/27/Flash-grilled-with-chef-Felipe-Preece …1 reply 1 retweet 1 likeShow this thread -
Nintendo Switch game
@Hexagroove is developed by@ichigoichie_inc, founded by "technologists and musicians who have been combining games and music since the Apple II days."https://www.gonintendo.com/stories/345921-hexagroove-tactical-dj-gets-a-launch-trailer …1 reply 0 retweets 1 likeShow this thread -
The annual gala for
@hillsboro_sd schools is sponsored by@ScienceDave of Vernier Software & Technology (@VernierST), author of the 1984 book "How to Build a Better Mousetrap and 13 Other Science Projects for the Apple II", reports@theportlandtrib https://pamplinmedia.com/ht/117-hillsboro-tribune-news/440015-353050-dave-vernier-marks-a-half-century-of-innovation …pic.twitter.com/R1Sj8UM0mN
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CIO
@trevorschulze1 of@ringcentral got his start in IT on the Apple II, reports@idgconnect. https://www.idgconnect.com/interviews/1503283/cio-spotlight-trevor-schulze-ringcentral …pic.twitter.com/SVTzEZ6qfO
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Epic Games founder & CEO
@timsweeneyepic spent hours on the Apple II Plus his brother gave their dad, using it to program video games, reported@benjedwards for@Gamasutra a decade ago.https://www.gamasutra.com/view/feature/132426/from_the_past_to_the_future_tim_.php?page=2 …2 replies 2 retweets 2 likesShow this thread
Apple ][ was great for learning programming rigor because it had no hardware graphics or sound acceleration. Like the IBM PC that came later, you had to focus on systems and algorithms.
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Did you ever experiment with programming on an Atari 800, Tim? That had quite a bit of graphical muscle for the time
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