On Mon, 27 Jul 2009 10:30:54 -0700, Darren New wrote:

> Welllll... I wouldn't go that far. It was acknowledged as simplified, in
> much the same way that DOS BAT files are simplified or editor macros are
> simplified. It was designed as a beginner's language, so it wasn't
> really frowned upon any more than LOGO or PILOT is frowned upon.

+1.  BASIC was used as a good entry level way to teach programming logic 
(just like LOGO and PILOT) back in my early days programming.

Jim

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