Crutch
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I picked this up on eBay recently for $39 and couldn't find it online anywhere so just posted it to the Garden:
https://macintoshgarden.org/apps/microsoft-logo-demo
Microsoft Logo for Mac. The version I got is a demo version (it silently fails to save ... meaning it writes an empty file to the disk but doesn't actually tell you it's not saving anything ... in fairness, the accompanying literature does say saving doesn't work!) that came in the original "package" (a Microsoft-branded folder with some brochures). The enclosed 400k floppy is pristine and probably never before used, but works perfectly.
It's a fairly clunky Logo implementation, and the turtle graphics are very slow compared to my recollection of running ExperLogo on a 128k Mac, but it's still fun to play with and some nice features were included for the use of multiple windows, QuickDraw graphics, etc. Also the multi-legged turtle is rather cute.
I don't even remember hearing about Microsoft Logo in the '80s, though I've seen it mentioned in a few product lists here and there ... was a final commercial product ever even produced? (This version runs on a 128k or 512k Mac only ... it crashes with an "Out of memory" error on my 512ke upgraded to 2MB with a Dove MacSnap, and the documentation dated January 1986 says it won't run on a Plus.)
I like the fact that one of the demos is called "Quix" (sic) and is clearly inspired by the contemporary arcade game.
https://macintoshgarden.org/apps/microsoft-logo-demo
Microsoft Logo for Mac. The version I got is a demo version (it silently fails to save ... meaning it writes an empty file to the disk but doesn't actually tell you it's not saving anything ... in fairness, the accompanying literature does say saving doesn't work!) that came in the original "package" (a Microsoft-branded folder with some brochures). The enclosed 400k floppy is pristine and probably never before used, but works perfectly.
It's a fairly clunky Logo implementation, and the turtle graphics are very slow compared to my recollection of running ExperLogo on a 128k Mac, but it's still fun to play with and some nice features were included for the use of multiple windows, QuickDraw graphics, etc. Also the multi-legged turtle is rather cute.
I don't even remember hearing about Microsoft Logo in the '80s, though I've seen it mentioned in a few product lists here and there ... was a final commercial product ever even produced? (This version runs on a 128k or 512k Mac only ... it crashes with an "Out of memory" error on my 512ke upgraded to 2MB with a Dove MacSnap, and the documentation dated January 1986 says it won't run on a Plus.)
I like the fact that one of the demos is called "Quix" (sic) and is clearly inspired by the contemporary arcade game.