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 | | | I got C64 and I thought that the intros in cracked games were cool. Then my friend got Amiga and I was amazed.. The games, demos, trackers and other stuff.
Then I got PC and attended assembly'93.
I was 14 and I wanted to code demos like FC Unreal etc.. I bought Microsoft Macro Assembler Bible. But I didn't get it. I'd done some things with Basic, C and C++. I'd read some books. I actually got some Future Crew's assembler sources from one BBS, they were somekind of practise stuff they did when they started out (sources for scrolling texts and stuff..) But I did not understand any of it. And all the books where about some calculations and how to make some databases from lists and how to read and write files and stuff etc..
Now I'm 29, I have a degree and writing code for integrated circuits.. But I still can't get it. How did the guys do it? I mean it's easy now.. When you are an engineer and there're things like internet, visual c, modules, SDK's, docs.. But how did it all began with Amiga? How could some teens write some mindblowing stuff with PC? How could Sami Tammilehto write ScreamTracker few months after SoundBlaster got into markets? There were no specs available in the net...
So could all the old time coders (and also others..) reveal how it all started for them? Short history pls.. | | |
| Let me first tell that i have some how the same story like you.
but i think it is geniusity and focus what drive those gys to do what they did.
then it's all about MATH & IMAGINATION, it's the common factor between them.
thats my opinion after all. | | |
| Oh tjeez,
Same story overhere.
But here it's even wors.
I hung out with guys like TMC and SSGG on the C64 scene. I SAW them do the stuff. And still can't reproduce it. I can do what they told me (monkey does trick) But can't code entire demo's on my own.
Love to have it explained as wel.
grtx
opti | | |
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