https://doismiu.blog/tags/basic/Recent content in BASIC on doismiu - dispatches from the infernal archiveHugoen-usMon, 05 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0100https://doismiu.blog/posts/basic-and-the-architecture-we-lost/Mon, 05 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0100https://doismiu.blog/posts/basic-and-the-architecture-we-lost/<p>You have probably walked past a <strong>brutalist building</strong> without knowing the style&rsquo;s name. They are those raw concrete constructions, unplastered, where you can see the marks of the molds used in casting. Structure exposed. Piping sticking out. For a long time, computers were like this.</p> <p>In the 80s, when you turned on a microcomputer (MSX, Apple II, or my personal favorite, the TK90x/ZX Spectrum), there was no desktop. There were no folder icons simulating an office. There was no metaphor at all. What appeared was a blinking cursor, waiting. The machine looked at you and asked: &ldquo;What&rsquo;s the plan for today, boss?&rdquo;</p>