Off On A Tangent: Creative Computing, Beginning With 10 PRINT

View the story "Creative Computing, Beginning With 10 PRINT" on StorifyCreative Computing, Beginning With 10 PRINTOne line of Comodore 64 code becomes art. Book release for "10 PRINT CHR$(205.5+RND(1)); : GOTO 10".Storified by Steve Garfield · Wed, Nov 28 2012 18:05:10Boston Cyberarts Gallery Boston Cyberarts GallerySteve GarfieldAt 10 Print CHR book releaseSteve GarfieldGeorge Fifield introduced the program.
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Creative Computing, Beginning With 10 PRINT

An evening to celebrate the publication by MIT Press of 10 PRINT CHR$(205.5+RND(1)); : GOTO 10. This book takes a single line of code-the extremely concise BASIC program for the Commodore 64 inscribed in the title-and uses it as a lens through which to consider the phenomenon of creative computing and the way computer programs exist in culture. Nick Montfort will start off the evening leading a discussion among co-authors and the audience about this celebrated piece of software. And there will be a short hackathon.

A little birdie sent me several hundred of these bookmarks. #10printMark Sample10 PRINT CHR$(205.5+RND(1)); : GOTO 10Steve GarfieldThe one line program on the screen generated the following maze like on screen printout.
10 Print at Boston Cyber Arts GallerySteve Garfield10 PrintSteve GarfieldAnd the back of the #10print bookmark.Mark Sample19 PrintSteve GarfieldRead more here: 10 PRINT CHR$(205.5+RND(1)); : GOTO 10

Image: 10 PRINT CHR$(205.5+RND(1)); : GOTO 10 Bookmark

The question remains, Who wrote the line of code "10 PRINT CHR$(205.5+RND(1)); : GOTO 10"?

It was in the Commodore 64 User Manaul, but we don't know who wrote it.

Do you?

Image: Commodore 64 Online User Manual Online Version

BONUS:

Get 10 PRINT CHR$(205.5+RND(1)); : GOTO 10 as a free PDF here. Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 license.

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Wednesday, November 28, 2012

Creative Computing, Beginning With 10 PRINT