> Not really what we'd consider "useful" today, though Simple numerical/mathematical programs are certainly useful today, especially for students and research

> Not really what we'd consider "useful" today, though Simple numerical/mathematical programs are certainly useful today, especially for students and researchers - BASIC emerged from Dartmouth's math department after all. Of course now we can run them on pocket calculators - some of which still run BASIC! As I understand it, subsequent editions of BASIC running on Dartmouth's time-sharing system were used for a wide variety of applications, including: - numerical programs (including scientific and engineering computation) - simulations - text formatting and document preparation - statistics and data analysis - communication programs such as online chat - data storage and retrieval - course management and grading - games - printing things from form letters to large signs etc. Regarding the limits of 1960s computing, it's worth noting that primitive computing systems, along with numerical and control software, were useful in helping to send humans to the moon and back (among other impressive accomplishments.)