They had the best software given the constraints of the architecture. Basic was the best fit for 8-bit systems with tiny amounts of RAM. The interpreter was eas

They had the best software given the constraints of the architecture. Basic was the best fit for 8-bit systems with tiny amounts of RAM. The interpreter was easy to implement and port. As soon as we moved into the 16-bit era more languages became available, because the hardware became more powerful. It was also at that time when computers stopped being shipped with built-in languages and began to be shipped with a bundled programming language or without one.