you guys and gals can have all the credit but
years ago i had a casio calculator which had a very simple but adictive game

i will now try to discribe the game

on the left most part of the calculator you had number followed by a semi colon:

8:

you could use designated keys to increase or decrease this number (in numerical sequence)

scrolling in from the right came, with increasing speed a list of random numbers

you had to tally up the left hand number with the numbers scrolling towards you and delete them using a third key. The aim of the game was not to let the numbers hit your 'home number' (It did not mater which number you deleted as they approached see example)

2: 73428 if i hit the delete key 2 would be removed adn the string shortened to

2: 7348

catch my drift

there was a little more to it than that

but i want to learn programming and thought this would be a good way to learn but which language to use (and this is not a thread for language supremasy!!)

ideas please!!

red