I first learned how to program in BASIC in junior high, on an HP-3000 timesharing system owned by the local university that our school had access to. At the time, none of the schools (not even the ...

If you are of a certain age, your first exposure to computer programming was probably BASIC. For a few years, there were few cheaper ways to program in BASIC than the Sinclair ZX series of computer… ...

Given that Family is an ad-free, subscriber-supported network, the commission questioned how it would fit in as a mandatory channel. Tedesco said that it would stick to its current model, which would ...

It’s with sadness that we note the passing of Thomas E. Kurtz, on November 12th. He was co-inventor of the BASIC programming language back in the 1960s, and though his creation may not receiv… ...

May 02, 2024 10:48:00 The programming language BASIC celebrates its 60th anniversary BASIC , a programming language that first appeared on May 1, 1964, celebrates its 60th anniversary in 2024.

60 years ago, the inventors of the BASIC programming language actually achieved what they had hoped for: simple programming that is accessible to everyone. At 4:00 a.m. on May 1, 1964, the first ...