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The BASIC programming language turns 60 (arstechnica.com)

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I was definitely a Commodore kid, and BASIC was my first language. Maybe it's nostalgia, but I still like BASIC for hobby stuff.

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

went to computer camp in the early 90s (yes i was the stereotype) and we learned basic programming on radio shack computers (the monitor/keyboard combined type - i can't remember the name)

then i moved on to qbasic and started programming basic type text adventure games with inventory management in my spare time :)

edit: looking it up, i believe it was the trs-80. it looks familiar but i'm not 100% positive. could have also been the model ii