Re: The birth of BASIC

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From: Scott Lurndal
Date: Mon, 04 Jun 2018 14:56

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Sarr Blumson <sarr.blumson@alum.dartmouth.orgq> writes:
>scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) Wrote in message:
>> 
>> Basic (not an acronym) 
>> 
>
>Beginners All Purpose Simplified Instruction Code. A still showing
> the cover of the original manual appears in the film that started
> this thread.

It's a backronym, not an acronym.

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