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Donkey.bas, a 131-line BASIC program, turns 45

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Donkey.bas, a classic BASIC program, is celebrating its 45th anniversary. This simple program, consisting of only 131 lines of code, was originally included with early versions of Microsoft BASIC and provided a basic racing game simulation. AI

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Donkey.bas, a 131-line BASIC program, turns 45

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    Donkey.bas is 45 Years Old – 131 line of Glory Article URL: https:// donkeybas.com/ Comments URL: https:// news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4 9289465 Points: 12 # C

    Donkey.bas is 45 Years Old – 131 line of Glory Article URL: https:// donkeybas.com/ Comments URL: https:// news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4 9289465 Points: 12 # Comments: 3 https:// donkeybas.com/ # Tech # Technology # TechNews # AI # Gadgets # Software # Cybersecurity # Apple # Go…

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