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[[Image:Basicprogramming.png|thumb|''BASIC Programming'' attempted to teach simple computer programming on the Atari 2600.]]
'''''BASIC Programming''''' was released for the [[Atari 2600]] console in [[1979]]. One of only a few non-gaming cartridges, this program allowed consumers to create some simple programs using its own unique programming language, which was superficially similar to dialects of [[BASIC]], but differed in many important respects. The extremely small RAM memory size of the Atari 2600, 128 bytes, severely restricted the possibilities of this cartridge.
 
The ''BASIC Programming'' display is divided into six regions: