Review of Ports and Variations by Patsy
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Here are some of the “variations” I can imagine: | Here are some of the “variations” I can imagine: | ||
1) line edits: same language, same platform, change the variables (this is what you’ve pretty much done); | 1) line edits: same language, same platform, change the variables (this is what you’ve pretty much done); | ||
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2) language implementations: translate BASIC to another language to get a similar-if-not-the-same maze-effect; (might include a bit on approximation and what’s “poetic” about the 10PRINT line). | 2) language implementations: translate BASIC to another language to get a similar-if-not-the-same maze-effect; (might include a bit on approximation and what’s “poetic” about the 10PRINT line). | ||
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3) port the program to another platform: what does that variation entail/invoke/alter/discard -- and why does any of it matter? | 3) port the program to another platform: what does that variation entail/invoke/alter/discard -- and why does any of it matter? | ||
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