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Programmed For Hours

from Place Without A Computer by Bedford Level Experiment

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I brought home my first computer, hooked it up to the black & white t.v.
Tiny flat membrane keyboard, set it on a desk my grandpa built
The computer came with an instruction book; I read every page but needed more
So my mom found a red-covered book: 101 Timex/Sinclair 1000 Tips & Tricks

I typed in nearly every program, a virtual etch-a-sketch was my favourite
And I learned how to input a string from the keyboard, and do IF/THENs

This led to me making my first game on my own computer
A text adventure where you typed in "north" or "east"
Exploring a dangerous space station

I worked on it for two days and never saved, because it couldn't save
When I finally had to turn the computer off it was lost forever

I came down with a horrible fever during this time
So sick I couldn't go to school
But I got out of bed and sat at my desk
And programmed that machine for hours

Mom brought me to the doctor to get me checked out
She told him about the computer and how I wouldn't stop
She wanted him to make me quit using that computer
But he only laughed and said that wasn't the problem

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from Place Without A Computer, released October 22, 2016

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Bedford Level Experiment Thunder Bay, Ontario

Bedford Level Experiment makes sincere nerdrock, ranging from folk-rock to post-punk to shoegaze. We focus on creating concept albums around geek themes - procedurally generated Shakespeare lyrics, the sci-fi musings of John Wyndham, or growing up in the '80s as a computer nerd without a computer, for example. ... more

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