Georgiana Brummell<p>I am considering learning to program, not as a career but for myself. I have been wanting to do this for a long time but never really started. One thing I do know is that I like procedural languages as opposed to object-oriented ones. I am strongly considering QuickBASIC 4.5 or 7.1, and Turbo Pascal 6.0, but I don't know which to choose as a beginner. I know there are flavours of these that can work with Windows XP and 7, and maybe, one day, I will try them in their 32-bit varients. But for now, I am focusing on the DOS ones,since they are probably easier to learn and use. Is there anything I should know as a totally blind programmer? If I did choose to switch to a Windows varient of one of these languages, how difficult would the transition be?</p><p>If it helps, these are the sorts of programs I use in Windows.</p><p>Notepad Classic, Jarte (can simply use Edit or Wordperfect 5.1, or MS Word 5.5, but simple editor may be good for project)</p><p>MPCHC (mp3 player, I don't mind a simpler one)</p><p>Virtual Recorder (simple mp3 recorder/may be difficult in DOS)</p><p>Thunderbird 102 (most likely too advanced for a beginner)</p><p>TweeseCake, TWBlue (for Mastodon/there is already a DOStodon, but don't know if it's accessible)</p><p>Reddit for Blind, Luna for Reddit</p><p>Cook Timer (simple timers exist, but this may be good to create as a beginner project)</p><p>Openbook, Kurzweil 1000 (ocr and pdf converter, too advanced for beginner)</p><p>various audio and text-based games</p><p>#16-bit #32-bit <a href="https://someplace.social/tags/accessibility" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>accessibility</span></a> <a href="https://someplace.social/tags/BASIC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BASIC</span></a> <a href="https://someplace.social/tags/blind" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>blind</span></a> <a href="https://someplace.social/tags/DOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DOS</span></a> <a href="https://someplace.social/tags/programming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>programming</span></a> <a href="https://someplace.social/tags/QuickBASIC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>QuickBASIC</span></a> <a href="https://someplace.social/tags/TurboPascal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TurboPascal</span></a> <a href="https://someplace.social/tags/Windows7" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Windows7</span></a> <a href="https://someplace.social/tags/WindowsXP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WindowsXP</span></a></p>
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Steven Hugg<p>It’s dangerous to go alone. Take this. <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Borland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Borland</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/TurboPascal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TurboPascal</span></a></p>
Dr. Anna Latour<p>I used to listen to a lot of podcasts, but lately I haven't been having the attention span for it.</p><p>Therefore, I hadn't really tried out Alex Goldman's new(ish) podcast: Hyperfixed. I'd listened to one episode, but because of the lack of focus, I didn't listen to much more.</p><p>Decided to try again this weekend with the latest episode: Little By Little.</p><p>It was fab. This episode had exactly all the ingredients that my brain needed to give it its full attention. Music, mystery, tech, history, science, typography. Glorious.</p><p><a href="https://www.hyperfixedpod.com/listen/hyperfixed/little-by-little" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">hyperfixedpod.com/listen/hyper</span><span class="invisible">fixed/little-by-little</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/Podcast" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Podcast</span></a> <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/HyperFixed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HyperFixed</span></a> <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/Fonts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Fonts</span></a> <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/Typography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Typography</span></a> <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/Recommendation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Recommendation</span></a> <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/OverconfidentIdiot" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OverconfidentIdiot</span></a> <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/Radiotopia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Radiotopia</span></a> <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/FreeFont" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FreeFont</span></a> <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/TurboPascal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TurboPascal</span></a> <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/SilentSunday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SilentSunday</span></a></p>
Edgar Walthert<p>To all you beautiful nerds, this episode of Hyperfixed <a href="https://typo.social/tags/podcast" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>podcast</span></a> reaches all of you:<br><a href="https://typo.social/tags/typedesigners" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>typedesigners</span></a> <a href="https://typo.social/tags/musicians" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>musicians</span></a> <a href="https://typo.social/tags/programmers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>programmers</span></a> <a href="https://typo.social/tags/circuitbenders" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>circuitbenders</span></a> <a href="https://typo.social/tags/researchers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>researchers</span></a> <a href="https://typo.social/tags/engineers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>engineers</span></a><br>and it even comes with a <a href="https://typo.social/tags/FreeFont" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FreeFont</span></a> download!</p><p><a href="https://www.hyperfixedpod.com/listen/hyperfixed/little-by-little" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">hyperfixedpod.com/listen/hyper</span><span class="invisible">fixed/little-by-little</span></a></p><p><a href="https://typo.social/tags/Hyperfixed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Hyperfixed</span></a> <a href="https://typo.social/tags/AlexGoldman" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AlexGoldman</span></a> <a href="https://typo.social/tags/TurboPascal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TurboPascal</span></a></p>
IT News<p>Compiling and Running Turbo Pascal in the Browser - When a friend of [Lawrence Kesteloot] found a stack of 3.5″ floppy disks, they fou... - <a href="https://hackaday.com/2024/04/17/compiling-and-running-turbo-pascal-in-the-browser/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">hackaday.com/2024/04/17/compil</span><span class="invisible">ing-and-running-turbo-pascal-in-the-browser/</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/softwaredevelopment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>softwaredevelopment</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/turbopascal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>turbopascal</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/pascal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pascal</span></a></p>
Olimex<p>Now you can program Neo6502 in Mad-Pascal (32-bit Turbo Pascal)! <a href="https://olimex.wordpress.com/2024/02/05/did-you-ever-hear-for-mad-pascal-now-you-can-program-neo6502-with-this-32-bit-turbo-pascal-for-atari-xl-xe-compiler/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">olimex.wordpress.com/2024/02/0</span><span class="invisible">5/did-you-ever-hear-for-mad-pascal-now-you-can-program-neo6502-with-this-32-bit-turbo-pascal-for-atari-xl-xe-compiler/</span></a> #6502 <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/retrocomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>retrocomputing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/retrogaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>retrogaming</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/pascal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pascal</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/turbopascal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>turbopascal</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/madpascal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>madpascal</span></a></p>
eiZen<p>I "accidentally" <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/nostalgia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nostalgia</span></a>-snipered myself into the <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/TurboPascal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TurboPascal</span></a> corner - again.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/RetroComputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RetroComputing</span></a></p>
Paolo Amoroso<p>Julio Merino dived back into some decades old text mode editors and IDEs, particularly Borland's which were the pinnacle of this technology.</p><p><a href="https://blogsystem5.substack.com/p/the-ides-we-had-30-years-ago-and" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">blogsystem5.substack.com/p/the</span><span class="invisible">-ides-we-had-30-years-ago-and</span></a></p><p><a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/ide" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ide</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/TurboPascal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TurboPascal</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/retrocomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>retrocomputing</span></a></p>
Blake Patterson<p>Blog post: "Thinking Back on ‘Turbo Pascal’ as It Turns 40"</p><p>I had several meaningful encounters with Turbo Pascal over the years, in my early developer days, and I thought I'd share some fond memories. </p><p><a href="https://bytecellar.com/2023/12/04/thinking-back-on-turbo-pascal-as-it-turns-40/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bytecellar.com/2023/12/04/thin</span><span class="invisible">king-back-on-turbo-pascal-as-it-turns-40/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/Pascal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Pascal</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/TurboPascal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TurboPascal</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/programming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>programming</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/programminglanguages" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>programminglanguages</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/programmers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>programmers</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/Delphi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Delphi</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/Borland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Borland</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/FreePascal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FreePascal</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/Amiga" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Amiga</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/Mac" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Mac</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/DOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DOS</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/CPM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CPM</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/vintagecomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>vintagecomputing</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/retrocomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>retrocomputing</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/computinghistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>computinghistory</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/blog" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>blog</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/computing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>computing</span></a></p>
Inferis<p>Fond memories. I effectively taught myself how to properly program in this language. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/turbopascal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>turbopascal</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/@nixCraft/111502805010199174" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mastodon.social/@nixCraft/1115</span><span class="invisible">02805010199174</span></a></p>
Olimex<p>ESP32-SBC-FabGL running PC emulator - how to work with I2C expander from QBASIC and Turbo Pascal 7.0 <a href="https://olimex.wordpress.com/2023/08/02/esp32-sbc-fabgl-how-to-work-with-the-expander-module-i2c-from-fabgl-library-and-apps/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">olimex.wordpress.com/2023/08/0</span><span class="invisible">2/esp32-sbc-fabgl-how-to-work-with-the-expander-module-i2c-from-fabgl-library-and-apps/</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/basic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>basic</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/turbopascal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>turbopascal</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/pascal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pascal</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/retrocomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>retrocomputing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/pc" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pc</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/emulator" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>emulator</span></a></p>
kianryan ☑️🐙🏳️🌈<p>I've published "In The Dark", my Rogue-like-little-light to Itch.io, with a browser playable DOSBox version.</p><p>Downloads are available for DOS, Windows, Linux and CP/M 80.</p><p>I would love to see it running on other people's systems.</p><p><a href="https://kianryan.itch.io/in-the-dark" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">kianryan.itch.io/in-the-dark</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/dos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>dos</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/dosbox" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>dosbox</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/cpm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cpm</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/turbopascal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>turbopascal</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/itchio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>itchio</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/dosbox" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>dosbox</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/roguelike" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>roguelike</span></a></p>
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