Many early video games trace their history to one of these versions of BASIC. Hewlett-Packard produced an entire computer line for this method of operation, introducing the HP2000 series in the late 1960s and continuing sales into the 1980s. This general model became very popular on minicomputer systems like the PDP-11 and Data General Nova in the late 1960s and early 1970s. In addition to the language itself, Kemeny and Kurtz developed the Dartmouth Time Sharing System (DTSS), which allowed multiple users to edit and run BASIC programs at the same time. At the time, nearly all use of computers required writing custom software, which was something only scientists and mathematicians tended to learn. They wanted to enable students in fields other than science and mathematics to use computers. Kurtz and released at Dartmouth College in 1964. The original version was designed by John G. BASIC ( Beginners' All-purpose Symbolic Instruction Code) is a family of general-purpose, high-level programming languages whose design philosophy emphasizes ease of use.
