10 PRINT: A Single Line of Code, A Cultural Phenomenon
2025-08-14
10 PRINT, a book published in 2012, explores the creative computing phenomenon through a single line of Commodore 64 BASIC code. The authors treat this code as a text, examining its creation, purpose, and assumptions. The book delves into randomness and regularity in computing and art, the cultural significance of mazes, the popularity of BASIC, and the influence of the Commodore 64. Generated book covers, inspired by the code, are now used by the New York Public Library and Project Gutenberg.
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