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Grogster![]() Admin Group ![]() Joined: 31/12/2012 Location: New ZealandPosts: 8593 |
Some of you probably have already seen this, but I thought it was a good documentary about the history of BASIC: Birth of BASIC... Smoke makes things work. When the smoke gets out, it stops! |
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CaptainBoing![]() Guru ![]() Joined: 07/09/2016 Location: United KingdomPosts: 1958 |
enjoyed that. cheers |
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toml_12953 Guru ![]() Joined: 13/02/2015 Location: United StatesPosts: 304 |
Great stuff! Anyone who enjoys that might also like the book by Kemeny and Kurtz, Back to BASIC. It goes into more specifics of the decisions that went into language features. BASIC was planned carefully and the language grew organically. There were very few "happy accidents" Edited 2023-03-25 21:04 by toml_12953 |
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matherp Guru ![]() Joined: 11/12/2012 Location: United KingdomPosts: 7454 |
Wrong thread - sorry Edited 2023-03-25 23:45 by matherp |
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Paul_L Guru ![]() Joined: 03/03/2016 Location: United StatesPosts: 769 |
Grogs ... I wish you wouldn't do these things to me. I'm older than Kemeny, Kurtz, and von Neumann ... I met all of them back in the 1960s ... and I sat down and typed a five line program into a DARTS BASIC teletype and it ran. I'm amazed by the fact that I am still running. Paul in NY |
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Grogster![]() Admin Group ![]() Joined: 31/12/2012 Location: New ZealandPosts: 8593 |
We're honored to have you as a member of this forum, Paul! ![]() ![]() Smoke makes things work. When the smoke gets out, it stops! |
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