Microsoft open-sources Bill Gates’ 6502 BASIC from 1978
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Microsoft has released the complete 6,502 BASIC source code from 1978, the interpreter that powered iconic computers like the Commodore 64 and Apple II. This 6,955-line assembly language program, co-written by Bill Gates and now available on GitHub under an MIT license, introduced millions to programming through simple commands like "PRINT" and "GOTO" during the personal computing revolution.
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