事实上，微软不少软件的旧代码早就以各种形式在外面流传：有的是零散片段，有的是复古计算社区保存的镜像，还有的被博物馆收录进档案。程序员们也没闲着——有人钻研，有人尝试重构，甚至有人把它跑在现代系统上。

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Microsoft has officially open-sourced its 6502 BASIC. The version published today is BASIC M6502 8K Version 1.1.

微软将VB的淘汰分为三个阶段：第一阶段已经启动，预计将持续到2026年或2027年。在此期间，VB仍将作为“按需功能”（FOD）默认启用，现有的项目和应用不会受到影响。但随着第二阶段的到来，这一功能将被禁用，最终在第三阶段时，VB将彻底被移除。

Microsoft announced that it has open sourced the source code for 6502 BASIC, one of first ports of its original BASIC.

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