One of the chosen was the 8-bit 6502 processor, so naturally we thought a Commodore 64 home computer, which used a 6502 ...

The BASIC source code was fundamental to the early era of home computing as the foundation of many of Commodore's computers.

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

Microsoft called the code—written by the company’s founder, Bill Gates, and its second-ever employee, Ric Weiland—”one of the ...

Acer is showing off a new laptop at IFA in Germany this week that’s of the first laptops designed for Intel’s not-yet-available Panther Lake processors. Microsoft has open sourced one of the very ...

That was almost 50 years ago; since then, Microsoft has embraced open-source software. In recent years, Microsoft has started releasing some of its classic operating systems and programs as open ...

1976 was the year the Apple I was released, one of several computers based on the MOS 6502 chip. MOS itself released the KIM-1 (Keyboard Input Monitor) initially to demonstrate the power of the chip.