Bill and I were using the same computing tech - the Altair 8800 and DEC's PDP-10 - as BASIC became a gateway for generations of developers. Where were you all those decades ago?

The January 1975 issue of Popular Electronics introduced the Altair 8800 and hit the newsstands in December of 1974, so it is only natural that around the New Year people start thinking about the ...

Gates and fellow Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen famously spotted the Altair on the cover of the January 1975 issue of ...

That turned out to be the first of a multipart series on his Altair 8800 Again simulator. The front panel appears to be laser cut and in some future video episodes, we expect to see him simulate ...

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

Microsoft is celebrating its 50th birthday these days, and it all started with the Altair Basic program. Bill Gates has now published its source code.

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

Key Takeaways Microsoft’s foundation was sparked by an article in Popular Electronics about the Altair 8800. Bill Gates and Paul Allen initially had no software but assured the Altair CEO they did.

News: In a thought-provoking speech posted by Satya Nadella, Chairman & CEO of Microsoft on LinkedIn, he walked through ...