Before Microsoft (or even Micro-soft), there was an interpreter called Altair Basic.

Microsoft, which turns 50 years old today (April 5), started off with a lie. In 1975, the 20-year-old Gates and 22-year-old ...

However, the tech giant lacks its own proprietary silicon chips and relies on other companies to produce these essential AI ...

Microsoft's co-founder Bill Gates commemorates its 50th birthday by sharing the BASIC interpreter code that led to its ...

The coolest code I’ve ever written.” With these words, Bill Gates introduces a blog post that celebrates Microsoft’s 50th ...

Maybe you didn’t realize this, but Microsoft is actually older than Apple. While Apple marked its 49th anniversary earlier ...

On Wednesday, the Microsoft co-founder posted on his Gates Notes blog, reminiscing about the company's early days for its ...

Reminiscing about Microsoft's early days, Gates said Altair BASIC was the company's "original source code," predating iconic products like Windows and Office. While he went on ...

From both the whitehat and blackhat side, source code is a boon for chasing ... I wonder if any of this code is still used in Windows 10, as that would make it a juicy tool for security researchers.

Gates reflected on Microsoft’s early days, recalling the long hours spent coding on a PDP-10 computer at Harvard. He ...

Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates is celebrating the 50th anniversary of the company in the most Bill Gates way possible.

Microsoft’s co-founder marks the company’s 50th anniversary by reflecting on Altair BASIC, the software that launched a tech ...