The infamous punch card had a 24-hour-turnaround interface that limited the access to these powerful machines. Previously, expensive computers could only dedicate batch processing for one program at a time. Thus, the language became relevant to people in other fields.īASIC language was designed to allow for time-sharing.
#Basic programming language history code#
Beginner's All-purpose Symbolic Instruction Code (BASIC) had syntax that anyone can learn quickly. At the time, nearly all use of computers required writing custom software, which was something only scientists and mathematicians tended to learn. The era of the early 1960s ushered in a major shift in computing, and the creation of the BASIC programming language was an essential part of that shift. How the intended plaque site is protected/secured
Plaque location, east side of south façade, under window of computer lab where BASIC was developed. Coordinates: 43.702668,-72.289845ĭetails of the physical location of the plaque Street address(es) and GPS coordinates of the Milestone Plaque Sites Īddress: Collis Center, 2 N Main St, Hanover, NH 03755, U.S.A. Its simplicity and wide acceptance made it useful in fields beyond science and mathematics, and enabled more people to harness the power of computation. During the mid-1970s and 1980s, BASIC was the principal programming language used on early microcomputers. 7 Features that set this work apart from similar achievementsīeginner's All-purpose Symbolic Instruction Code (BASIC) was created in this building.
5 How the intended plaque site is protected/secured.4 Details of the physical location of the plaque.3 Street address(es) and GPS coordinates of the Milestone Plaque Sites.