Fifty Years of BASIC, the Programming Language That Made Computers Personal

For years now, that’s been a hugely popular stance. It’s led to educational initiatives as effortless sounding as the Hour of ...
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Microsoft open-sources its 6502 version of BASIC from 1976

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