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Article #623597Re: The birth of BASIC
From: David Wade
Date: Sun, 03 Jun 2018 07:06
Date: Sun, 03 Jun 2018 07:06
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On 02/06/2018 21:07, Andreas Kohlbach wrote: > On Sat, 2 Jun 2018 12:23:56 +0100, Gareth's Downstairs Computer wrote: >> >> On 02/06/2018 03:44, John Levine wrote: >>> In article <cb11f87e-44a9-4f0b...@googlegroups.com>, >>> Quadibloc <jsa...@ecn.ab.ca> wrote: >>> >>> Dartmouth's compiler was quite impressive, typically compiling an >>> entire program in one or two clock ticks. It was so fast that nobody >>> bothered to save object code. >> >> Interesting, does that also indicate interactive development where >> the compilation speed would be largely unapparent? > > I guess I am missing a link here. Why did none of the BASICs coming with > the 8bit micros need a compiler and rather interpret the code instead? > I guess in the early days there were not many folks with the cash for a floppy disk drive. Given you are working with tape loading and running from memory is attractive... Dave
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