Some compilers don't just compile code. They compile memories.

She typed:

SCREEN 12 COLOR 4 LOCATE 10, 20 PRINT "YOU ARE NOT FORGOTTEN" SLEEP 2 COLOR 2 PRINT "THANK YOU" The screen glowed green. Then, slowly, line by line, the compiler began typing something she hadn't written:

INPUT "WHO ARE YOU", A$ PRINT A$ The compiler responded instantly—not with her input prompt, but with: