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== History ==
The benchmark first appeared in the November 1983 issue of ''Creative Computing'' under the title "Benchmark Comparison Test".{{sfn|Ahl|1983|p=259}} In the article, author [[David H. Ahl]] was careful to state that it tested only a few aspects of the BASIC language, mostly its looping performance. He stated:
{{cquote|... the benchmark program presented here is not representative of the way computers are actually used; it measures only a few aspects of performance, and no one should buy a computer based solely on the results of these measures. Yet, the results provide some interesting comparative data.{{sfn|Ahl|1983|p=259}}}}
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