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THE "BASIC 1 LANGUAGE 
One of the recipients of MUDPIE has asked about the language "BASIC." 
since it is not used at the computer center of his university. This 
language was developed by Dartmouth College under an NSF grant. The work, 
done by John Kemeny and Thomas Kurtz, involved creation of a compiler for 
the BASIC language and the executive routines for a GE-235--Datanet 30 
computer system. The primary value of BASIC is that it is a user-oriented 
language, very simple and easy to learn. It permits the scientist to carry 
on a direct conversation with the computer, and eliminates the need for an 
intermediate programmer. Dartmouth has a copyrighted manual for the language, 
written by the men mentioned above, and (I presume) available directly from 
the College. All of the commercial time-share firms furnish manuals to their 
users, however, usually somewhat re-written for the specific purposes and 
need s. 
TELEPHONE NUMBERS FOR EXISTING INSTALLATIONS 
Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia TELETYPE: (215) 569-8609. 
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(618) 692-3928. 
Wellesley College, Wellesley, Massachusetts 02181 
Contact C. R. Shoop, on Department telephone: (617) 235-0320, ext. 469. 
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NEW INSTALLATIONS 
Los Angeles County Museum, Exposition Park, 
numbers available as yet]. 
Los Angeles, California 
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ADDITIONAL TELETYPE SERVICES 
The John Crerar Library, 35 West 33rd Street, Chicago, Illinois, 60616, 
has a teletype service for rapid turn-around on orders for photoduplication 
from over 7500 periodicals. A list of prices and services available can be 
obtained from the address above, or presumably at their teletype number - 
(312) 431-1758. 
Smithsonian Institution 
October 20, 1967 
