19770900 BASIC
September 1, 1977•100 words
The first computer to which I had regular access was the new TRS-80 at a local Radio Shack. I tried a few small example programs in BASIC from the manual, then wrote my own: first was a roulette simulator testing betting systems; second was a calculator to see how fast and far one would travel in space under various acceleration scenarios. The employees allowed me to use it as much as I wanted so long as I gave demos to customers who showed interest. Unfortunately, the manager was short-sighted and kicked me out after seeing me there too many times.