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		ChrisArchitect 6 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Microsoft BASIC for 6502 Microprocessor – Version ... What's the timeline of BASICs here? I thought GW-Basic was the MS one of my youth after Altair?

ChrisArchitect 6 months ago [–]

More details in the blog post: https://opensource.microsoft.com/blog/2025/09/03/microsoft-o...

GW-Basic was the IBM PC port. Kind of more consequential no?

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