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  • Bill Gates Open Sources Micro$$oft First Program(not OS)

    From rek2 hispagatos@rek2@hispagatos.org.invalid to alt.2600.madrid,alt.2600,es.comp.hackers,hispagatos.talk on Sunday, April 13, 2025 17:16:14
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    Hello I read this on another usenet newsgroup but until today Sunday I
    did not had time to actually watch odysee/peertube videos I am
    subscribed to, I think this may be of interest here in this newsgroups.
    Enjoy and remember try to use free/Open software and platforms!

    https://odysee.com/@AlphaNerd:8/bill-gates-open-sources-microsoft%27s:0
    video comment:
    "In this video I discuss the story of how Microsoft Developed a BASIC interpreter for the Altair 8800 and why Bill Gates Open Sourced the code
    for this first program that Microsoft ever developed to celebrate 50
    years of the companies existence.""

    See the source code here https://images.gatesnotes.com/12514eb8-7b51-008e-41a9-512542cf683b/34d561c8-cf5c-4e69-af47-3782ea11482e/Original-Microsoft-Source-Code.pdf


    Happy Hacking
    ReK2
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