How Bill Gates, the Altair 8800 and BASIC propelled me into the PC revolution
Bill and I were using the same computing tech - the Altair 8800 and DEC's PDP-10 - as BASIC became a gateway for generations ...
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Bill Gates unveils the Altair BASIC source code, 'the coolest' he's ever written
Gates reflected on Microsoft’s early days, recalling the long hours spent coding on a PDP-10 computer at Harvard. He ...
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Here’s the original source code for Microsoft’s very first product
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 ...
"My coolest code": Bill Gates publishes source code from Altair Basic
Microsoft is celebrating its 50th birthday these days, and it all started with the Altair Basic program. Bill Gates has now ...
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Ben Eater Vs. Microsoft BASIC
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 ...
Bill Gates releases the source code for Microsoft's first product, Altair BASIC
Reminiscing about Microsoft's early days, Gates said Altair BASIC was the company's "original source code," predating iconic products like Windows and Office. While he went on ...
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Bill Gates shares his original Altair BASIC source code for Microsoft's 50th anniversary — "The coolest code I've ever written"
Microsoft's co-founder Bill Gates commemorates its 50th birthday by sharing the BASIC interpreter code that led to its ...
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Microsoft is now 50 years old
Microsoft’s software empire started all the way back in 1975 with Altair BASIC. Microsoft’s software empire started all the way back in 1975 with Altair BASIC. Tom Warren is a senior editor ...
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Microsoft turns 50: CEO Satya Nadella recreates company's first-ever product using AI (WATCH)
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella used Copilot to recreate Altair BASIC, the company's very first product, showcasing the ...
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Here’s the 50-year-old Microsoft source code that inspired the first Apple computer
To commemorate the event, Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates has posted the source code for Microsoft’s first-ever product, Altair BASIC. Gates and Allen thought that the Altair 8800 was a sign ...