My first programming experience was with BASIC running on a GE time-sharing system in 1971. We worked on teletype machines and used paper tape to store and load

My first programming experience was with BASIC running on a GE time-sharing system in 1971. We worked on teletype machines and used paper tape to store and load programs. I remember that the user manual was fairly small and reasonably helpful. Performance wasn't too bad late at night when the folks who used the GE machine had gone home.