The BASIC source code was fundamental to the early era of home computing as the foundation of many of Commodore's computers.

The whiteboard in Professor Mark Stehlik’s office at Carnegie Mellon University still has the details of what turned into a ...

Microsoft's native Notepad app naturally became my go-to for quick notes during work, while Obsidian found its place as my long-form notes app for rough drafts and gathering my thoughts. As ...

Technically, Windows Photo Viewer isn’t gone entirely. If you upgraded from Windows 7 or 8.1, it may still be present (though ...

Microsoft open-sourced the MS-BASIC language. Bill Gates would never have seen this coming back in the day. MS-BASIC 1.1 was many developers' first language. In 1976, they rebranded Altair BASIC to ...

Did you know that, between 1976 and 1978, Microsoft developed its own version of the BASIC programming language? It was initially called Altair BASIC before becoming Microsoft BASIC, and it was ...

“In 1977, Commodore licensed it for a flat fee of $25,000, a deal that placed Microsoft BASIC at the heart of Commodore’s PET computers and, later, the VIC-20 and Commodore 64,” explains Microsoft in ...

The City of Newburgh is considering a one-year pilot program that would grant some residents a guaranteed basic income every month. A New York state grant already in the city’s possession would ...

(WBFF) — Howard County Executive Calvin Ball announced the launch of a Guaranteed Basic Income program alongside the Community Action Council of Howard County (CAC). The program will see 20 families ...

Universal or guaranteed basic income programs are gaining momentum across the country, as local governments and nonprofits experiment with the bold new alternative to traditional welfare models.

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