And Bill Gates copyrighted it.

At 02:23 PM 5/13/03 -0700, Newton, Ernie wrote:
>You're wrong, Bruce.
>
>Al Gore invented BASIC...
>
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>I always thought it was
>
>Basic All-purpose Symbolic Instruction Code.
>
>I believe I heard it from the man himself, John Kemeney.
>
>Bruce.
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>---------Original Message-----
>From: Larry Barnes [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
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>Subject: OT: Acronym
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>What does BASIC stand for ?
>
>Any takers,  you may give away your age  :)
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