In ‘81 FORTRAN77 was the first language I learnt, but it was BASIC that started my IT career. I was writing programs at Griffith University for various lecturers and research staff. This was before the uni even had a dedicated Computer Science Degree.
If it wasn’t for BASIC, I’d probably be a High School teacher. What a career change. //m On Thu, 2 May 2024 at 9:34 AM, KenUnix via cctalk <cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: > Anyone interested in a flavor of BASIC try my version of BWaterBasic for > Linux, Windows and DOS > at https://yeolpishack.net/repos/KenUnix/BwBasic > > It's pretty fast. Full source and DOCs are also there. > > Ken > > On Wed, May 1, 2024 at 7:05 PM Fred Cisin via cctalk < > cctalk@classiccmp.org> > wrote: > > > On Wed, 1 May 2024, Mike Katz wrote: > > > I'm sorry but the original BASIC as run on the Dartmouth Time Sharing > > System > > > was compiled. > > > > I wasn't around Dartmouth, and my first experiences with BASIC were all > > interpreted. > > > > I had run a trivial program in it on a Silent 700 connected through a > > phone line, long before I got my first personal computer (TRS80). > > > > > > Thank you for the details of the history. > > > > > > When Microsoft introduced "BASCOM" (their BASIC compiler), my first uses > > of it were primarily to make my source code less easily accessible to > > would-be infringers. :-) > > > > > > -- > > Grumpy Ol' Fred ci...@xenosoft.com > > > > > -- > End of line > JOB TERMINATED >
