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> I explicitly mentioned that 8 bit home computers were the ones to blame for the fame of BASIC being interpreted, and unstructured. Interpreted yes, unstruct
by Jtsummers 3y ago
> I explicitly mentioned that 8 bit home computers were the ones to blame for the fame of BASIC being interpreted, and unstructured.
Interpreted yes, unstructured no. Dartmouth BASIC was unstructured until 7th edition (1980). The home BASICs started coming out before then and could fairly claim their unstructured nature as a consequence of the contemporary, to them, Dartmouth BASIC.
- pjmlp 3y agoIgnoring mainframes during the 1970's, predating home micros. Why don't you actually read my comments fully?
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