used for input and output. A team of a dozen undergraduates worked on the project for about a year, writing both the DTSS system and the BASIC compiler
In computing, BIOS (/ˈbaɪɒs, -oʊs/, BY-oss, -ohss; BasicInput/Output System, also known as the System BIOS, ROM BIOS, BIOS ROM or PC BIOS) is firmware
shells like MS-DOS and the Mac GUI became the primary user interface, and the need for BASIC to act as the shell disappeared. The use of BASIC interpreters