1980: TRON is used as a keyword in Microsoft Basic

Yeah, I remember typing that into a TRS-80 Color Computer at the local Radio Shack. The computer responded with 'OK', if I recall correctly. WAT! No ?SN ERROR? Well, okay, then! Nothing else, either, tho. Hrmmmm...

Imagine my mystification when I would RUN a program, only to watch the screen fill up with [10][20][30]...

Yeeeeaaaah, still pretty near the bottom of the learning curve...

It's interesting how well that particular command fits with the Tron character in the movie but those involved in the movie say it was just a coincidence and Tron comes from "electronic".

Ah, the complement to TROFF.

TRace ON.

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