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"Interpreters were conceived of only one year later, in 1958, but the mainstream was catching up in 1995." Minor nitpick: BASIC in early homecomputers (~1980)
by RetroTechie 2mo ago
"Interpreters were conceived of only one year later, in 1958, but the mainstream was catching up in 1995."
Minor nitpick: BASIC in early homecomputers (~1980) was usually interpreted. I'd certainly call those machines mainstream at the time (and as article notes, interpreters go back way further).
- chotchkies 2mo agoThat’s a valid nitpick. I definitely started on some Basic variant in the 1980s. My thought on the use of the word “mainstream” there was a population larger than computer enthusiasts. (I can definitely see the ambiguity in how it’s written)