Originally posted by the Voice of America. Voice of America content is produced by the Voice of America, a United States federal government-sponsored entity, and is in the public domain. 50th Anniversary of a Language That Changed the World by George Putic May 1st marks the 50th anniversary of a special computer language aimed at enabling college students not trained in mathematics to use computers. The birth of BASIC is now seen as a major step toward the era of personal computers. VOA's George Putic reports. __________________________________________________________________ [1]http://www.voanews.com/media/video/1904028.html References 1. http://www.voanews.com/media/video/1904028.html