From dartmouth.edu
At 4 a.m. on May 1, 1964, in the basement of College Hall, Professor John Kemeny and a student programmer simultaneously typed RUN on neighboring terminals. When they both got back correct answers to their simple programs, time-sharing and BASIC were born. Those innovations made computing accessible to all Dartmouth students and faculty, and soon after, to people across the nation and the world.
Dartmouth's April 30, 2014, BASIC at 50 anniversary celebration will kick off with the public premiere of a documentary on the history and impact of BASIC, created by filmmakers Bob Drake and Mike Murray with Professor Dan Rockmore. The event will be held from 1 to 2:30 p.m. in the Hood Museum of Art's Hood Auditorium.
Any memories about your first programs?
