On Wednesday, Microsoft released the complete source code for Microsoft BASIC for 6502 Version 1.1, the 1978 interpreter that powered the Commodore PET, VIC-20, Commodore 64, and Apple II through ...

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Home Computer Archeology: Few early Microsoft products left as lasting a mark as 6502 BASIC. The interpreter introduced millions of people to computers and programming, shaping the next generation of ...

CAMBRIDGE, U.K. – A small Microsoft Research team had lofty goals when it set out four years ago to create an analog optical computer that would use light as a medium for solving complex problems.