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Thursday, September 14, 2006 12:00 AM

Why Johnny can't code

BASIC used to be on every computer a child touched -- but today there's no easy way for kids to get hooked on programming.
By David Brin

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  • Thursday, September 14, 2006 05:50 AM

    Emulators

    ¿Didn't you think about C64 Emus for MAC / PC?

    —No Name Given

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