A usable BASIC was possible in about 3000-4000 bytes of RAM. (3-4K)
Most of the other powerful languages of the era (Algol, Fortran, COBOL) required much more than that. Also there were very few other well-known languages in existence around in the mid-1970s.
Most of the other powerful languages of the era (Algol, Fortran, COBOL) required much more than that. Also there were very few other well-known languages in existence around in the mid-1970s.