Microsoft called the code—written by the company’s founder, Bill Gates, and its second-ever employee, Ric Weiland—”one of the ...

Microsoft’s 6502 BASIC ran on the same CPU that powered the Apple II, Commodore 8-bit series, NES, and Atari 2600.

Without abundant, reliable power, the much-heralded AI revolution risks stalling. The numbers are stark. According to the ...

That was almost 50 years ago; since then, Microsoft has embraced open-source software. In recent years, Microsoft has started releasing some of its classic operating systems and programs as open ...

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 ...

"Rick Weiland and I (Bill Gates) wrote the 6502 BASIC," Gates commented on the Page Table blog in 2010. "I put the WAIT ...

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

Most people’s memories of programming in the 8-bit era revolve around BASIC, and not without reason. Most of the time, it was ...

Microsoft publishes the original 6502 BASIC source code from 1976 for the first time as open source – a milestone in the history of the company and its software Microsoft has officially released the ...

Fla., led the passage of a resolution to be observed on Charlie Kirk's birthday. ABC pulled late-night host Jimmy Kimmel off ...

The University of West Florida is considering removing references to “sexual orientation or gender identity” in its code of conduct and repealing a policy that encourages minority-owned businesses to ...