XPost: alt.folklore.computers, comp.lang.python   
   From: robin_listas@es.invalid   
      
   On 2025-12-16 00:55, Lawrence D’Oliveiro wrote:   
   > On Mon, 15 Dec 2025 18:44:06 +0000, The Natural Philosopher wrote:   
   >   
   >> [Python is] the modern BASIC. Great for hacking stuff up, bur bare   
   >> metal it aint.   
   >   
   > Unlike BASIC, Python’s facilities for doing low-level stuff are a bit   
   > more advanced than PEEK and POKE. ;)   
      
   I don't remember how we did id with the Microsoft basic compiler in the   
   90's. QC40? I think we linked an external obj or lib file that did the   
   actual job, provided by the manufacturer of the data acquisition card we   
   used.   
      
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   Cheers, Carlos.   
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