In 1977, Commodore licensed BASIC for $25,000 as a one-time payment, securing perpetual use without royalties.

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

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 ...

Computer Competencies Checklist. Employees in office settings, and on the road as well, must possess basic computer competency to perform their job duties.

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

What is Computer Programming? Computer programming is the process that professionals use to write code that instructs how a computer, application or software program performs. At its most basic, ...

This is why I’ve long argued that BASIC is the most consequential language in the history of computing. It’s a language for noobs, sure, but back then most everyone was a noob. Throughout the ...

Microsoft called the code—written by the company’s founder, Bill Gates, and its second-ever employee, Ric Weiland—”one of the ...

This basic class requires no previous experience with the software. • “Basic Computers and Internet Searching” at 10 a.m. Aug. 6. Learn the basics of computers and how to search website.

In the race to build faster, more competitive software, today’s vendors need to take a beat and revisit the basics of service design, thorough software testing and proactive planning to ensure ...

Big Blue's open-source software efforts range from the basics of quantum computing to higher-level jobs like AI and molecular simulations.