The code Microsoft has released is version 1.1, which apparently contains fixes to the garbage collector identified by ...

A few months after releasing the Altair BASIC source code, Microsoft has shared another cornerstone of its early software success. The company announced that 6502 BASIC ...

Microsoft has released the source code for the BASIC version it developed in 1976 for the MOS 6502 processor, a central ...

The first step toward finding out if your computer's processor is dead is to see what happens right after you power it on. This is because many motherboards issue a series of beeps in different ...

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That was almost 50 years ago; since then, Microsoft has embraced open-source software. In recent years, Microsoft has started ...

Building a computer from scratch gives you the perfect machine for your needs, but it can be daunting the first time around. In this edition of Lifehacker Night School, we’ll be taking you through the ...

C is the most perfect language and it will run on anything. It will even run on a computer without a CPU. The computer in question here is the Gigatron, a fully-functional ‘home computer’ the likes of ...

"Rick Weiland and I (Bill Gates) wrote the 6502 BASIC," Gates commented on the Page Table blog in 2010. "I put the WAIT ...