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Microsoft just made its own code from the 70s open source, and you can download it right now

Microsoft just open-sourced 6502 BASIC (BASIC M6502 8K VER 1.1) from 1978. The code powered the Commodore PET, VIC-20, and ...

Want to build on Bill Gates? Microsoft open-sourced the original code written by the company founder - now it's over to you

Microsoft open-sourced Bill Gates’ 1976 6502 BASIC interpreter, showcasing early programming features and its historical role ...

Microsoft open-sources the 6502 BASIC coded by Bill Gates himself

The code Microsoft has released is version 1.1, which apparently contains fixes to the garbage collector identified by ...

Bill Gates’ early BASIC code for MOS 6502 released as open source

Microsoft has released the source code for the BASIC version it developed in 1976 for the MOS 6502 processor, a central ...

Microsoft open sources 6502 BASIC, a key piece of computing history

A few months after releasing the Altair BASIC source code, Microsoft has shared another cornerstone of its early software success. The company announced that 6502 BASIC ...

Microsoft open sources 6502 BASIC after almost 50 years0 0

Microsoft has open-sourced the 6502 BASIC programming language interpreter from 1976. Its source code is now available on ...
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Altair BASIC – Microsoft’s first software product made available via GitHub

Computer enthusiasts, programmers and hobbyists may be interested to know that the discontinued interpreter for the BASIC programming language, Altair BASIC has been published to GitHub. The ...