[Edu-sig] BASIC?

[Joshua Zucker]

Some ad-viewing required, but David Brin is a good author and it's
worth reading.  The topic: A quest for a computer that can run BASIC.
I'm sure we can come up with a good reply to this one!
  http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2006/09/14/basic/index_np.html

Or, if you don't want to view the ads, here's a copy already posted to
another discussion group.
  http://mathforum.org/kb/thread.jspa?forumID=187&threadID=1449192&messageID=5127823#5127823

Enjoy,
--Joshua Zucker