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[[File:My First Program by Karl Jones.jpg|thumb|"'''My First Program'''" by Karl Jones.]]"'''My First Program'''" is a true story. | [[File:My First Program by Karl Jones.jpg|thumb|"'''My First Program'''" by Karl Jones.]] | ||
"'''My First Program'''" is a true story. | |||
== | == Background == | ||
Minneapolis Public Schools was a national leader in getting computers into classrooms during the 1960s. | |||
* [https://zocalopublicsquare.org/2019/02/21/minnesota-teachers-invented-proto-internet-centered-community-commerce/ideas/essay/ In 1967, Eighteen School Districts Around the Twin Cities Created a Computing Network Connecting More Than 130,000 Students] @ Zocalo Public Square | |||
== My First Program == | |||
When I was ten, I wrote my first computer program: | |||
10 PRINT "KARL"<br> | 10 PRINT "KARL"<br> | ||
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RUN | RUN | ||
Using only my mind (and its servants, my fingers), I had caused a machine to *endlessly replicate my name*. | |||
Well, not endlessly: the instructor taught me about the BREAK key. | |||
== In the News == | == In the News == | ||
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File:Unmatched since William Blake saw God.jpg|link=Unmatched since William Blake saw God|Running my first program at age ten filled my with a holy joy '''[[unmatched since William Blake saw God]]'''. | File:Unmatched since William Blake saw God.jpg|link=Unmatched since William Blake saw God|Running my first program at age ten filled my with a holy joy '''[[unmatched since William Blake saw God]]'''. | ||
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== External links == | == External links == | ||
* [https://x.com/GnomonChronicl1/status/1607256374135894017 Post] @ Twitter (26 December 2022) | |||
* [https://twitter.com/GnomonChronicl1/status/1579524825521197058 Post] @ Twitter (10 October 2022) | * [https://twitter.com/GnomonChronicl1/status/1579524825521197058 Post] @ Twitter (10 October 2022) | ||
* [https://twitter.com/karl_jones/status/1325085232408748033 Post] @ Twitter | * [https://twitter.com/karl_jones/status/1325085232408748033 Post] @ Twitter | ||
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Latest revision as of 14:51, 5 February 2025
"My First Program" is a true story.
Background
Minneapolis Public Schools was a national leader in getting computers into classrooms during the 1960s.
- In 1967, Eighteen School Districts Around the Twin Cities Created a Computing Network Connecting More Than 130,000 Students @ Zocalo Public Square
My First Program
When I was ten, I wrote my first computer program:
10 PRINT "KARL"
20 GOTO 10
RUN
Using only my mind (and its servants, my fingers), I had caused a machine to *endlessly replicate my name*.
Well, not endlessly: the instructor taught me about the BREAK key.
In the News
Running my first program at age ten filled my with a holy joy unmatched since William Blake saw God.