Ansi basic—the proposed standard

The proposed standard for the programming language Basic, although not yet approved, is sufficiently stable to permit examination and discussion. It contains, for example the usual structural constructs, multicharacter variable names, external subroutines, two-dimensional plotting, and several simple file types. Optional extensions include additional file types, real-time, and a fixed-decimal module for business applications. The Panel will present the main features of the proposed standard, will briefly discuss these features, and will accept questions about the standard. (Two of the panelists are members of ANSI committee X3J2, charged with developing the standard.)