[cctalk] Re: Passing of T. Kurtz

2024-11-15 Thread Mike Katz via cctalk
Here is T. Kurtz describing the original BASIC syntax: https://www.dartmouth.edu/basicfifty/commands.html On 11/15/2024 7:29 PM, Bill Gunshannon via cctalk wrote: On 11/15/2024 9:29 AM, Murray McCullough via cctalk wrote: Today another giant in the ‘microcomputer’ industry has passed: Thoma

[cctalk] Re: Passing of T. Kurtz

2024-11-15 Thread Chuck Guzis via cctalk
I wonder how many remember Cliff Shaw and his work at Rand on JOSS. --Chuck

[cctalk] Re: Passing of T. Kurtz

2024-11-15 Thread Christian Liendo via cctalk
I just saw. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-11-14/thomas-kurtz-co-creator-of-computer-language-basic-dies-at-96?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR3KoXLcQfnlYwWx9mVvphwgApNi1lj1xGYUCYpCYWWDnQ-bTjmCw50-oWk_aem_fhgnmJCkoiuiIjct1aQPrw On Fri, Nov 15, 2024, 9:36 AM Murray McCullough via cctalk <

[cctalk] Passing of T. Kurtz

2024-11-15 Thread Murray McCullough via cctalk
Today another giant in the ‘microcomputer’ industry has passed: Thomas Eugene Kurtz a computer scientist, co-creator/inventor with John Kemeny of the BASIC language that I grew up with. Somewhat dates me! Happy computing, Murray 🙂