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True BASIC

variant of the BASIC programming language descended from Dartmouth BASIC
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True BASIC

Summary

True BASIC is a programming language[1]. It draws 72 Wikipedia views per month (programming_language category, ranking #123 of 742).[2]

Key Facts

  • True BASIC was influenced by Q42979[3].
  • True BASIC's instance of is recorded as programming language[4].
  • True BASIC is a type of Q42979[5].
  • True BASIC's designed by is recorded as John George Kemeny[6].
  • January 1, 1983 marks the founding of True BASIC[7].
  • True BASIC's official website is recorded as http://www.truebasic.com/[8].

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Designation and Status

True BASIC's instance of is recorded as programming language[4].

History and Context

January 1, 1983 marks the founding of True BASIC[7].

Why It Matters

True BASIC draws 72 Wikipedia views per month (programming_language category, ranking #123 of 742).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[9]

Related Entities

John George Kemeny programming language Thomas E. Kurtz

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [9] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Logo image → True BASIC logo.svg
    Freebase id → /m/07qb7
    Library of congress authority id → —
    Foldoc id → True+BASIC
    + 18 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|2 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007534345005171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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