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Indeed. Dartmouth in the 1960s and 1970s, with the Dartmouth Time-Sharing System (with a BASIC-driven UI), had * computer terminals everywhere, including libr
by TMWNN 4y ago
Indeed.
Dartmouth in the 1960s and 1970s, with the Dartmouth Time-Sharing System (with a BASIC-driven UI), had
* computer terminals everywhere, including libraries, dorms, offices, and even the medical clinic
* many classes (not just computer science or math) requiring use of the terminals for various tasks
* a widespread culture among students and faculty (again, not just computer science or math) of use of the terminals for work and play (games, email, chat)
* more computer terminals at dozens of off-campus locations, including high schools, other universities, and Dartmouth alumni clubs
It is not an exaggeration to say that Dartmouth c. 1970 had the world's most widely used and widespread computer network, exceeding anything at MIT, Stanford, or UIUC.
- wrycoder 4y agoNice network. But Dartmouth BASIC was a primitive language that encouraged unmaintainable spaghetti code. (This was not too bad, if the programs were twenty lines long, I guess.)