Microsoft Releases Historic 6502 BASIC - Microsoft Open Source Blog (opensource.microsoft.com)
from Burqueno@lemmy.world to programming@programming.dev on 03 Sep 2025 18:29
https://lemmy.world/post/35399568

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juliebean@lemmy.zip on 03 Sep 2025 23:33 next collapse

too little, too late Bill.

cupcakezealot@piefed.blahaj.zone on 03 Sep 2025 23:36 next collapse

13 year old me rn

10 print "haha poop"
20 goto 10
chonkyninja@lemmy.world on 04 Sep 2025 01:41 next collapse

They really should have stuck with that logo.

altphoto@lemmy.today on 04 Sep 2025 12:30 next collapse

I was just minding my own business, about to sit and poop. Now I gotta clean the whole bathroom! You know you can’t laugh and poop at the same time!

Kissaki@programming.dev on 04 Sep 2025 16:22 collapse

One file, almost 7k lines of code.

github.com/microsoft/BASIC-M6502

This assembly language source code represents one of the most historically significant pieces of software from the early personal computer era. It is the complete source code for Microsoft BASIC Version 1.1 for the 6502 microprocessor, originally developed and copyrighted by Microsoft in 1976-1978.