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Hi(gh)!
...then C would be a Hammond B-3: the undisputable classic which most
others at least secretly try to duplicate (but mostly fail). This huge
beast has literally written history, without it, the world of computing
hardly would be the same. Users need to be aware that although you can
do almost anything with it, there is NEITHER a built-in drum machine NOR
automatic accompaniment so don't expect your results to be too fancy -
unless you're a seasoned player.
C++ would be a Yamaha Electone GX-1 - a super-sophisticated all-in-one
machine modeled after the Hammond B-3... but so much more! Original
spare parts are readily available up to this very day.
Assembler would be a Dr. Böhm CnT/L kit: you have to build literally
everything from scratch, you are not even spared from the plight of
soldering! On the other hand, you get a profound insight into what
electronic organs at all are about, and thus would be able to do most
repairs on more readily shipped models. But beware of the rickety drawbars!
6502 Assembler: a Dr. Böhm Benjamin kit, you can do hardly anything
serious with it, but it's a lot of fun and perhaps inspires you to try
something more sophisticated afterwards, such as a CnT/L...
COBOL: a Mighty Wurlitzer Theater Organ! Not really electronic, but at
that time, even computers were hardly...
C#: a Wersi OAS model, essentially a PC running Windows XP with some
organ built around it. Pretends to be a Hammond B-3 but never will be -
and preferably crashes in the midst of a recital!
Pascal: a Farfisa Maharani. Very B-3ish, albeit somewhat out of fashion
today.
Turbo Pascal: a Farfisa Pergamon. Even more B-3ish, with a sophisticated
built-in synthesizer, but did not save the company from being sold out.
BASIC: anything Bontempi. Beginner's choice, they come in many flavours
which do not differ very much from another. Mostly only 37 keys per
manual, so better stick to good old MS-DOS!
Commodore BASIC V2.0: a Bontempi 370.19 - too bad that there is no bass
pedal! Is this an organ at all?
Visual BASIC: a Bontempi CZ-1 - cool professional all-black combo organ
look, but, after all, still only 37 keys per manual. Shunned by most
earnest programmers!
Logo: a 2-year-old's 8-note toy glockenspiel.
HTML: your own singing voice! Hardly anyone is too unmusical to command
at least a little... but "programming" is something different!
POV-Ray: not exactly an organ, but a huge Moog modular synth which also
controls the light show. Opinions on whether playing this thing is fun
or not are strongly divided among the community...
See you in Khyberspace!
Yadgar
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