FOCAL-69 was the landmark version of the
FOCAL programming language, more widely publicized than the original version of the language created in 1968. FOCAL-69, created by
Richard Merrill is important because:
- It was the basis for all later derivatives of the language (some of which branched off from one another)
- It was the language the classic BASIC game Hamurabi was first written in
- It became a popular language on Russian microcomputers.