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Bill and I were using the same computing tech - the Altair 8800 and DEC's PDP-10 - as BASIC became a gateway for generations ...
Reminiscing about Microsoft's early days, Gates said Altair BASIC was the company's "original source code," predating iconic ...
Before Microsoft (or even Micro-soft), there was an interpreter called Altair Basic. Before Microsoft (or even Micro-soft), there was an interpreter called Altair Basic. Jess Weatherbed is a ...
Microsoft is celebrating its 50th birthday these days, and it all started with the Altair Basic program. Bill Gates has now published its source code.
Ben Eater]’s breadboard 6502 computer is no stranger to these parts, so it was a bit of a surprise that when [Mark] wrote in ...
Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates is celebrating the 50th anniversary of the company in the most Bill Gates way possible.
Microsoft's co-founder Bill Gates commemorates its 50th birthday by sharing the BASIC interpreter code that led to its creation.
Gates and his Microsoft co-founder, Paul Allen, used a computer in Harvard's lab to compose what he calls the 'coolest code I ...