Fifty Years of BASIC, the Programming Language That Made Computers Personal

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TechSpot

Microsoft open sources 6502 BASIC, a key piece of computing history

Home Computer Archeology: Few early Microsoft products left as lasting a mark as 6502 BASIC. The interpreter introduced millions of people to computers and programming, shaping the next generation of ...
ZDNet

BASIC turns 60: Why simplicity was this programming language's blessing and its curse

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Ars Technica

BBC BASIC remains a remarkable learning tool, and now it’s available everywhere

BBC Basic did a lot of things, and often quite well. During the early 1980s, it extended the BASIC languages with easier loop structures, like IF/THEN/ELSE, and ran faster than Microsoft’s version. It ...