Subj : Checking this echo
To   : Andy Ball
From : Vince Coen
Date : Thu Feb 07 2008 11:01 am

Hello Andy!

06 Feb 08 02:49, you wrote to Benny Pedersen:


 AB> Hello Benny,

 BP>> pascal is the basic for comal, but basic in it self is
 >> microsoft :-)

 AB>     Is comal a make of computer?  Although Microsoft have
 AB> made some popular BASIC interpreters and compilers, they did not
 AB> invent it


Microsoft did What?

Not quite. I was using Basic on a ICL 2900 in the early 70's.
Dammed if I remember why but Basic was created as "Dartmouth Basic" and it may 
not have been the first but was the 1st that I knew about.

 AB>  and alternatives are available.


Vince

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