User:QB99er Andy

Hi, I've been browsing Rosetta Code for a few months to learn some new programming languages. They include Tiny BASIC, VTL-2, Forth, Python, Little Man Computer, Computer/zero Assembly and PL/M. The languages I've used earlier include DEC BASIC, TRS-80 BASIC, TI BASIC, Microsoft BASIC, CBASIC, Fortran 77, UCSD Pascal, Turbo Pascal, BDS C, TI Forth, 9900 Assembly, 8080 Assembly, and 8086 Assembly. I feel like I know what I'm doing when I use BASIC. For the others, I like to have the manual or some source code to guide me. I'm thinking about learning COBOL because I've heard that more programmers are needed to maintain old software.

I have some experience in moving data from one computer to another. I have often connected one computer to another using RS232 serial ports and then used a system command like PIP (for CP/M) or a terminal emulation program like ProComm (for MS-DOS) to transfer files. I also tried reading floppy disks from other computers with a PC running MS-DOS.

I usually use a Chromebook computer. I like to use emulators on the web such as PCJS and JS99'er when I want to do some programming. I also have some emulator apps installed on the computer, including Infinite Mac, Frodo 64, fMSX, Speccy, Unreal Speccy, and Spectacol. I haven't used them much. I tried writing a BASIC program with fMSX.