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I read that many non-computer departments used this BASIC system to provide "online" training for their departments. Classics departments like History and English etc. It was incredibly liberating when folks got the computer involved in their non-computer specialties.

The tidbit I didn't know was that (like ForTran) this BASIC system didn't require spaces on a line. I expect it recognized the keywords rather than looking for a space, and then comparing what word they found with a list of keywords.

Is the source code for the original BASIC available? What kinds of techniques did they use ? I think I read it was an actual compiler. Does anyone know what limitations were attached to BASIC from that compile-only implementation?