Apparently computing in Scotland in the early '90s was way better than anything that's been produced since.
Programming languages (Write "Hello World"!) Part of my mark was based writing a program to play pick-up sticks, with /strategy/, with vague ASCII art interface.
Build a database ABOUT SOMETHING YOU LIKE Mine was on guinea pigs, I seem to recall.
Desktop-publish a book/comic DITTO, using Quark, none of your MS Publisher crap, publish it on Lulu and get your mates and your mum to buy it.
We had to build the first page of a book/newspaper/whatever in two different programs and compare them. I can't remember what they were, now, of course.
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Date: 2007-05-18 01:56 pm (UTC)Programming languages (Write "Hello World"!)
Part of my mark was based writing a program to play pick-up sticks, with /strategy/, with vague ASCII art interface.
Build a database ABOUT SOMETHING YOU LIKE
Mine was on guinea pigs, I seem to recall.
Desktop-publish a book/comic DITTO, using Quark, none of your MS Publisher crap, publish it on Lulu and get your mates and your mum to buy it.
We had to build the first page of a book/newspaper/whatever in two different programs and compare them. I can't remember what they were, now, of course.