Microsoft's co-founder Bill Gates commemorates its 50th birthday by sharing the BASIC interpreter code that led to its creation.

Bill and I were using the same computing tech - the Altair 8800 and DEC's PDP-10 - as BASIC became a gateway for generations ...

Before Microsoft (or even Micro-soft), there was an interpreter called Altair Basic.

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Reminiscing about Microsoft's early days, Gates said Altair BASIC was the company's "original source code," predating iconic ...

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Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates is celebrating the 50th anniversary of the company in the most Bill Gates way possible.

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Microsoft is celebrating its 50th birthday these days, and it all started with the Altair Basic program. Bill Gates has now published its source code.

Microsoft’s co-founder marks the company’s 50th anniversary by reflecting on Altair BASIC, the software that launched a tech ...