In the era of vibe coding, when even professionals are pawning off their programming work on AI tools, Microsoft is throwing it all the way back to the language that launched a billion devices. On ...

Late last week, Microsoft released the complete source code for Microsoft BASIC for 6502 Version 1.1, the 1978 interpreter that powered early personal computers like the Commodore PET, VIC-20, ...

Surely BASIC is properly obsolete by now, right? Perhaps not. In addition to inspiring a large part of home computing today, BASIC is still very much alive today, even outside of retro computing.

This week, Microsoft is celebrating its 50th anniversary (officially, it'll be on April 4). We've had a lot of fun at Windows Central recapping some of the best and worst moments alongside missed ...

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. 50 years after the founding of Microsoft, Bill ...

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 ...