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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Here’s the 50-year-old Microsoft source code that inspired the first Apple computer
Macworld Maybe you didn’t realize this, but Microsoft is actually older than Apple. While Apple marked its 49th anniversary ...
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 ...
Microsoft celebrates 50 years of adapting to change
Over half a century, the company has introduced technologies including the Windows operating system, the Azure cloud, video ...
Microsoft is now 50 years old
Microsoft is celebrating its 50-year anniversary today during a special event at the company’s headquarters in Redmond, ...
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Microsoft turns 50: A look back at everything from the Altair to the Zune
The company helped launch the software industry and bring a computer to every desktop. Hit products like Windows and the Xbox ...
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 ...
Microsoft celebrates 50th anniversary
Microsoft is commemorating our 50-year anniversary by celebrating the achievements of our employees, customers and partners ...
‘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.
Microsoft at 50: what the brand's done right
As a result, on 4 April 1975, Microsoft was born. Soon after, the company secured a deal to provide the operating system for ...