My first computer program, 1977

Age 11. I believe the computer was a DEC PDP-8. The program was written at home by using a #2 pencil to fill in rectangular spots on cards, one program line per card. Kept in order, these cards formed the program. Students huddled around the single teletype terminal while the instructor submitted each program in turn.

10 "WHAT IS YOUR NAME ?" 20 INPUT A$ 30 PRINT "HELLO, "A$" THIS IS A QUIZ SHOW." 40 PRINT "1. WHERE DID C.LINDBURG FLY TO ?" 50 INPUT B$ 60 IF B$="PARIS" THEN 90 70 PRINT "WRONG" 80 GOTO 40 90 PRINT "2. WHO INVENTED THE LIGHT ?" 100 PRINT "A. THOMAS EDISON B. ALEX BELL " 110 INPUT D$ 120 IF D$="THOMAS EDISON" THEN 150 130 PRINT "WRONG" 140 GOTO 90 150 PRINT "3. HOW DID THE YOYO ORIGINATE ?" 160 PRINT "A. A WEAPON B. A TOY" 170 INPUT E$ 180 IF E$="A WEAPON" THEN 210 190 PRINT "WRONG" 200 GOTO 130 210 PRINT "END-BY GLENN S & C0. TMSC 1977" 220 END