BASIC - Beginners All-purpose Symbolic Instruction Code. John G. Kemeny &
Thomas E. Kurtz, Dartmouth College, designed 1963, first ran on an IBM 704
on May 1, 1964. Quick and easy programming by students and beginners.
BASIC exists in many dialects, and is popular on microcomputers with sound
and graphics support. Most micro versions are interactive and interpreted,
but the original Dartmouth BASIC was compiled. ANSI Minimal BASIC, ANS
X3.60-1978.
list: basic@ireq.hydro.qc.ca
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