From nytimes.com
Thomas E. Kurtz, co-creator of BASIC programming language, dies at 96
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At Dartmouth, long before the days of laptops and smartphones, he worked to give more students access to computers. That work helped propel generations into a new world.
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From bnnbloomberg.ca
Thomas Kurtz, Co-Creator of Computer Language Basic, Dies at 96
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Thomas E. Kurtz, a Dartmouth College professor who co-created the novice-friendly computer code known as Basic during the 1960s and helped make it the industry standard for programmers during the rise of personal computing, has died. He was 96.
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From spiegel.de
(S+) Raumfahrt-Rätsel: Wer hat an Großbritanniens ältestem Satelliten herumgespielt?
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Ein britischer Satellit ist nicht mehr da, wo er ursprünglich hingeschossen wurde. Niemand scheint zu wissen, wann er von seinem Kurs abgebracht wurde und wer dafür verantwortlich ist.
#Esa #basic #cobol #excel #hijack #pascal #Weltall #avaruus #algoritmi #commondore
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