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

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Microsoft has open-sourced the 6502 BASIC code, originally written by Bill Gates for the Apple II and Commodore PET. This marks a historical release. Microsoft has quietly open-sourced the original ...

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. is a news writer focused on ...

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It’s with sadness that we note the passing of Thomas E. Kurtz, on November 12th. He was co-inventor of the BASIC programming language back in the 1960s, and though his creation may not receive the ...