Dartmouth BASICThe original {BASIC} language, designed by John G. Kemeny and Thomas E. Kurtz at Dartmouth College in 1963. Dartmouth BASIC first ran on a {GE 235} [date?] and on an {IBM 704} on 1964-05-01. It was designed for quick and easy programming by students and beginners using Dartmouth's experimental {time-sharing} system. Unlike most later BASIC dialects, Dartmouth BASIC was compiled. (2003-07-02)