The 1977 TRS-80 shipped with a built-in BASIC interpreter and beginner manuals that assumed no prior knowledge.

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Location PART 2 - FOUR HIDDEN CHIMNEYS CHAPTER 7: JUVENILE DELINQUENCY BASIC, LAN Parties, & Screwdrivers

"The 1977 TRS-80 shipped with a built-in BASIC interpreter and beginner manuals that assumed no prior knowledge."

A concrete example for the opening BASIC-and-manual claim - the TRS-80 bundled BASIC with novice-oriented documentation. + Computer History Museum timeline entry is dated 1977.

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Source title 1977 | Timeline of Computer History | Computer History Museum

Source authors Computer History Museum

Source year 1977

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