Microsoft’s version of BASIC was one of the first programming languages that the general public came into contact with, ...

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

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

Computer enthusiasts, programmers and hobbyists may be interested to know that the discontinued interpreter for the BASIC programming language, Altair ...

Microsoft’s 6502 BASIC ran on the same CPU that powered the Apple II, Commodore 8-bit series, NES, and Atari 2600.

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 ...

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 ...

eWEEK 30: Early PC development tools like Turbo Pascal and Microsoft BASIC gave an entire generation of fledgling developers access to affordable and remarkably efficient programming products.

Software Tech Culture programming BASIC's 60th anniversary reminds us of the language that democratized programming, as AI threatens to automate coding The language that paved the way for ...

Run BASIC provides a programmable BASIC interpreter as an online service so that users can create programs and execute them on the Web site.

The history of basic computer programming languages dates back far. Learn more about the BASIC & C coding languages that got everything started.