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 ...

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

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

In 1977, Commodore licensed BASIC for $25,000 as a one-time payment, securing perpetual use without royalties.

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

President Trump said federal regulators should consider revoking broadcast licenses over late-night hosts who speak ...

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 ...

Documents 1986.0463.14, 1983.0463.15, and 1983.0463.16 are stored in a three-ring binder that is marked on the front cover: MITS “Creative Electronics” ALTAIR DOCUMENTATION. The notebook is signed on ...

Until now, the AI revolution has been largely measured by size: the bigger the model, the bolder the claims. However, as we move closer to truly autonomous and pervasive AI systems, a new trend is ...

There are times in life, and many of them, when you feel the need to and have the right to indulge, whether that means getting dessert after dinner, buying that extra pair of shoes you don't really ...