An arrow then directs the flowchart to a processing step, during which input 1 is added to input 2. This leads to the final step, where the program presents the sum to the user.

The BASIC programming language turns 60 Easy-to-use language that drove Apple, TRS-80, IBM, and Commodore PCs debuted in 1964.

This is why I’ve long argued that BASIC is the most consequential language in the history of computing. It’s a language for noobs, sure, but back then most everyone was a noob.