Bruce writes:
> I always thought it was
>
> Basic All-purpose Symbolic Instruction Code.
>
> I believe I heard it from the man himself, John Kemeney.
Close. It's "Beginners' All-purpose Symbolic Instruction Code." It was
originally designed as an instructional language but was soon picked up in
the engineering community as a very simple but powerful method to program
instruments, calculators and controllers.
Wirt Atmar
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