Source : Free On-Line Dictionary of Computing

Dartmouth BASIC
     
         The original {BASIC} language, designed by John
        G. Kemeny and Thomas E. Kurtz at Dartmouth College in 1963.
        Dartmouth BASIC first ran on a {GE 235} [date?] and on an {IBM
        704} on 1964-05-01.  It was designed for quick and easy
        programming by students and beginners using Dartmouth's
        experimental {time-sharing} system.  Unlike most later BASIC
        dialects, Dartmouth BASIC was compiled.
     
        (2003-07-02)