> When I was 14 I was programming my VIC-20 in basic and using
> the game port
> to "interface the real world".

User port, wasn't it?
Although at that age, I was already using 6502 asm on a VIC in preference to
BASIC. <G>

> If only I had a PIC and a BASIC compiler when I was 14!!!!!
> I would have
> had the whole freakin' house wired to PICs.

Oh yes...  Although at that point, I was more sw than hw inclined.

Peter

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