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In memoriam: Thomas E. Kurtz, the inventor of BASIC language (kemeny kurtz basic memorium) (computerhistory.org | ia)
10 points by bmonkey325 182 days ago | 1 comment
  • bmonkey325 181 days ago
    Dear Mr Kurtz.

    I suspect many here, as I did, encountered your BASIC as a means to make their micro play games or build a program to unlock the power of their new fangled computer. Graphs, tables of numbers or even juvenile electronic vandalism in Sears, Radio Shack, or other shops that sold micros in the 70s and 80s. Your language was a gateway that allowed me to begin my journey into computing. Simple enough that I could learn at computer camp but powerful enough to simulate a nuclear reactor (SCRAM). Some even built an empire using your creation.

    Thank you.

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