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   XPost: comp.sys.cbm, comp.sys.atari.8bit   
   From: sgillettnospam@diespammergte.net   
      
   "David Murray"  wrote ...   
   >   
   > Unfortunately, none of the stores ever had any software running on   
   > them, so I usually just played in BASIC on the Commodore units.   
   > Sometimes I'd write programs and leave them running for other   
   > customers to find.   
      
   I used to type in a program something like this (C128 version)   
      
   10 SCNCLR   
   20 PRINT "TYPE YOUR NAME AND PRESS RETURN"   
   30 INPUT A$   
   40 PRINT A$+"   ";   
   50 GOTO 40   
      
   The fun was in lurking nearby to watch as someone fell for the bait.  First   
   they would stare in awe as their name filled the screen.  Most had no idea   
   how to stop the programs endless loop.  Then as their name continued to   
   scroll all over the screen, many would become nervous, thinking they had   
   broken the computer.   
      
   Some would sneak away as if trying to escape before their blunder was   
   discovered.  An occasional honest soul would ask the clerk if they would have   
   to pay for the computer they had just broken.   
      
   Some of the clerks were wise to me, and would grin at the customer, then   
   point at me and tell the customer, "I saw him playing with the computer just   
   before you came along.  I think he may have done it!"   
      
   Computers were more fun back then.    ;-)   
   --   
   Best regards,   
      
   Sam Gillett   
      
   Change is inevitable,   
   except from vending machines!   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
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