Did you know that, between 1976 and 1978, Microsoft developed its own version of the BASIC programming language? It was initially called Altair BASIC before becoming Microsoft BASIC, and it was ...

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This article was written by Jackie Davalos and Dina Bass. It appeared first on the Bloomberg Terminal. When software developer Nikolai Avteniev got his hands on a preview version of Microsoft Corp.’s ...

Microsoft open-sourced the MS-BASIC language. Bill Gates would never have seen this coming back in the day. MS-BASIC 1.1 was many developers' first language. In 1976, they rebranded Altair BASIC to ...

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, ...

Select Microsoft software products are available at a discounted price of $15. Discounted software includes Windows 11 Pro, Windows 11 Home, Project Professional 2021, and Visio Professional 2021.

Microsoft is dropping support for one of its oldest programs.Users will not be able to access content created in the program after Oct. 1, 2026.Users should migrate their files to other platforms now.

Microsoft Elevate Washington is a sweeping new initiative that will provide free access to AI-powered software and training ...