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Re: R.I.P. Thomas Kurtz

From	Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk>
Newsgroups	alt.folklore.computers
Subject	Re: R.I.P. Thomas Kurtz
Date	2024-11-16 13:29 +0000
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Bob Eager wrote:

> John Ames wrote:
> 
>> Someone on the cctalk mailing list shared this - the co-creator of BASIC
>> has left the building:
>>
>> https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-11-14/thomas-kurtz-co-
> creator-of-computer-language-basic-dies-at-96
>>
>> Rest in peace, sir, your contribution kickstarted more than a few of our
>> paths in life.

Indeed.

> I learned BASIC (second programming language) with the Kemeny and Kurtz
> book.
I got bored of the "Strathclyde BASIC" cassettes and self-taught from 
magazines of the day ...

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R.I.P. Thomas Kurtz John Ames <commodorejohn@gmail.com> - 2024-11-15 10:49 -0800
  Re: R.I.P. Thomas Kurtz Bob Eager <news0009@eager.cx> - 2024-11-15 23:07 +0000
    Re: R.I.P. Thomas Kurtz David LaRue <huey.dll@tampabay.rr.com> - 2024-11-16 02:29 +0000
      Re: R.I.P. Thomas Kurtz scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2024-11-16 15:17 +0000
      Re: R.I.P. Thomas Kurtz Sarr Blumson <sarr@sdf.org> - 2024-11-21 02:50 +0000
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    Re: R.I.P. Thomas Kurtz Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> - 2024-11-16 13:29 +0000
  Re: R.I.P. Thomas Kurtz "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2024-11-16 21:30 +0100

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