It was in the syllabus of the Oxford & Cambridge Examination Board back in the mid-70s when I was doing what were then called O-Level exams (national secondary school exams).

And, as I said, the link I provided was to an original Dartmouth College User Manual for the language: http://www.bitsavers.org/pdf/dartm..._Oct64.pdf
Note the date - 1964!
(you remember that BASIC was invented at Dartmouth College?)


I've said it here before!


I've never heard that one!

Of course, they do both fit the acronym!