basic for UNIX?

[acheng at uiucdcs.UUCP]

/* Written  4:08 am  Jan 23, 1985 by POSER at brl-tgr in uiucdcs:net.unix */
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Why would anybody want to run Basic under UNIX? Seems like very poor taste
to me.
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Well, for one thing, BASIC is rather easy for non-computer scientists
to learn.  There are also tons of books about BASIC and some simple
programs/games to try with.  Let us face it, most of the executives
do not know pointers and structures.  If there is a friendly BASIC
"compiler" there to help him/her do some simple tasks, he/she will
be more generous to put more money into the system.  And that is our
bread and butter.