A coincidence or a twist of fate? John G. Kemeny & Thomas E. Kurtz developed a program for the Dartmouth College, unaware of the fact that they were on their way to revolutionize the computer industry; and through a program establish a world standard. In 1964, Beginners All-purpose Symbolic Instruction Language (BASIC) was invented as a simple programming language which was easy to learn and use, allowing anyone and everyone to be a computer programmer. The duo of John G. Kemeny and Thomas E. Kurtz went on to develop the concept of time sharing, enabling many students to work on a single program at the same time. The new concept of time sharing caught on like fire, so much so that in just one year, General Electric established the first time sharing system for commercial use.
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