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AtariBASIC, a variation of BASIC found in Atari's 8-bit computers
BASIC is one of the firstprogramming languages ever to be created. It was first used as a programming language onminicomputers in the late 1960s. Later, mosthome computers shipped with BASIC inROM. The name is anacronym (aword made from other words) that spellsBeginner'sAll-purposeSymbolicInstructionCode.
A MAX BASIC cartridge, used in the Commodore MAX Machine
A Dick Smith VZ200 connected to a TV, and with it's memory expansion plugged in, it is running a variation of Microsoft BASIC, Microsoft's variation of BASICFast results forsmallprograms
The creators made thecompiler free of charge to make programmers interested in using the language. Since the creation, many other compilers andinterpreters have been made so users can make their programs.
