How Bill Gates, the Altair 8800 and BASIC propelled me into the PC revolution
Bill and I were using the same computing tech - the Altair 8800 and DEC's PDP-10 - as BASIC became a gateway for generations ...
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Microsoft turns 50: A look back at everything from the Altair to the Zune
It was for a build-it-yourself computer called an Altair 8800. An Altair 8800 at the University of Washington's Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science and Engineering. A company called MITS sold ...
Bill Gates releases the source code for Microsoft's first product, Altair BASIC
Reminiscing about Microsoft's early days, Gates said Altair BASIC was the company's "original source code," predating iconic products like Windows and Office. While he went on ...
Here’s the original source code for Microsoft’s very first product
Bill Gates celebrated Microsoft’s 50th Anniversary by sharing the source code that created the company’s foundation. The ...
‘Happy 50th Birthday’: Bill Gates thanks Microsoft for ’awkward photos’ | Watch
Bill Gates reminisced about founding Microsoft in April 1975 with Paul Allen, inspired by an article on the Altair 8800.
"My coolest code": Bill Gates publishes source code from Altair Basic
Microsoft is celebrating its 50th birthday these days, and it all started with the Altair Basic program. Bill Gates has now ...
Microsoft celebrates 50th anniversary
In 1975, friends Bill Gates and Paul Allen started Microsoft – sometimes called Micro-Soft, for microprocessors and software ...
Bill Gates reveals the coolest code of his life that started Microsoft's 50-year journey in computing—you can download it too
Bill Gates looks back on the code he wrote 50 years ago that led to the creation of Microsoft. This code was crucial in ...