Robots... I think that is a hot topic. Bill Budge More Quotes by Bill Budge More Quotes From Bill Budge After two weeks of working on a project, you know whether it will work or not. Bill Budge week work two I started on an Apple II, which I had bought at the very end of 1978 for half of my annual income. I made $4,500 a year, and I spent half of it on the computer. Bill Budge income apples years You will be able to program a robot to follow a track on the ground and manipulate a hand. You can also write little programs that will give the robots goals. Bill Budge track writing hands I can do whatever I want. They will tell me if what I am doing is stupid or a total waste of time. I may tell them that they are wrong, and we will come to an agreement. Bill Budge agreement stupid may Video games are engineered now, but the step I am trying to take, no one can engineer. Bill Budge video games trying When I am starting a new game, I have to program it for the Apple, because I want to get all of the markets. Bill Budge apples games want The Apple has the fewest bells and whistles. It has simple sound and few graphics special effects. In a way, that is a weakness because markets for the other machines are getting bigger. Bill Budge apples simple special It always helps to be a good programmer. It is important to like computers and to be able to think of things people would want to do with their computers. Bill Budge important people thinking All of the good stuff is going to be done in the future. The stuff we are doing now is crummy compared with what will finally mature. Bill Budge mature done stuff I know when something is kind of half-baked. Bill Budge kind half knows I write my programs primarily for myself. Bill Budge program writing On the robot kit, I can choose very boring parts or I can choose exciting and interesting parts. That is a reflection of my personality and the kinds of things I am interested in. Bill Budge personality reflection interesting The program should know if someone is at the keyboard or joystick or if it is just sitting there idle. It should know if someone is proficient in its use or a novice. Bill Budge novices sitting use I think a craft becomes an art form when the space of possible solutions becomes so huge that engineering can't carry you through. Bill Budge engineering art thinking You must know in your heart before anyone else does what is going to be good and then follow through. Bill Budge follow-through doe heart The power of the computer is starting to spread. Bill Budge starting-over starting computer A quiet personality sure isn't what you need to attract attention. Bill Budge personality attention needs Even though Raster Blaster was only a video game, I was learning about designing stuff. I got good at drawing. Bill Budge drawing design games I'm a great coder. But I am not pushing that so much anymore because there are thousands of great coders. Bill Budge coders pushing To be honest, I look at my Pinball program and feel that it is old stuff. I could do much better. Bill Budge honest stuff looks
