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Thomas E. Kurtz, a Creator of BASIC Computer Language, Dies at 96 At Dartmouth, long before the days of laptops and smartphones, he worked to give more students access to computers.

We pretty much accept the fundamental role technology plays in our lives and mostly use the basic functionality of each of our digital devices.