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<<<<bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>><bb>>bb>bb>>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>>>Altairb>bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>><bb>>bb>bb>>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>>> <bb>>BASICb>bb>>, in its first incarnation, MITS 4K <bb>>BASICb>bb>>, was a true milestone in software history â€” the first programming language for the world's first truly personal computer, the MITS <<<<bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>><bb>>bb>bb>>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>>>Altairb>bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>><bb>>bb>bb>>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>>> 8800.
The historic interpreter was later expanded to MITS 8K <bb>>BASICb>bb>>, and eventually, <<<<bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>><bb>>bb>bb>>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>>>Altairb>bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>><bb>>bb>bb>>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>>> Disk Extended <bb>>BASICb>bb>> (for use with MITS' floppy disk drive).
<<<<bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>><bb>>bb>bb>>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>>>Altairb>bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>><bb>>bb>bb>>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>>> <bb>>BASICb>bb>> was also the source of controversy in the late 1970s.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Altair_BASIC_programming_language (347 words)

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Â <bb>>BASICb>bb>> programming language - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

<bb>>BASICb>bb>> was intended to address the complexity issues of older languages with a new language designed specifically for the new class of users the time-sharing systems allowed â€” that is, a "simpler" user who was not as interested in speed as in simply being able to use the machine.
<bb>>BASICb>bb>> was designed to allow students to write programs using time-sharing computer terminals.
<bb>>BASICb>bb>> is a family of high-level programming languages.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BASIC_programming_language (3132 words)

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Â Online Ethics Center for Engineering & Science: <<<<bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>><bb>>bb>bb>>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>>>Altairb>bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>><bb>>bb>bb>>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>>> History

But a copy of <<<<bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>><bb>>bb>bb>>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>>>Altairb>bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>><bb>>bb>bb>>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>>> <bb>>BASICb>bb>> that was stolen at a hobbyist club meeting sparked the first major software piracy controversy, causing Bill Gates to write an open letter to computer hobbyists, which really stirred up the animals, and began an ethics debate on software copying that still continues on today.
When Bill Gates became aware that <<<<bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>><bb>>bb>bb>>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>>>Altairb>bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>><bb>>bb>bb>>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>>> <bb>>BASICb>bb>> was being openly and shamelessly pirated by large groups of hobbyists, he felt compelled to write "An Open Letter to Hobbyists", which was published in MITS monthly Computer Notes, and reprinted in many other national computer publications.
It was a very <bb>>basicb>bb>> application for about $1000 worth of equipment, but soon MITS was selling memory, <<<<bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>><bb>>bb>bb>>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>>>Altairb>bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>><bb>>bb>bb>>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>>> <bb>>Basicb>bb>> and 8" floppy disk drives, which allowed users to build real small business systems to do useful applications.

http://onlineethics.org/contest/altair (2280 words)

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The <<<<bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>><bb>>bb>bb>>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>>>Altairb>bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>><bb>>bb>bb>>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>>>, introduced in January 1975, was the first computer to be produced in fairly high quantity, and it was the first computer to run Microsoft software, but we're not sure that's a good thing.
Like the <<<<bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>><bb>>bb>bb>>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>>>Altairb>bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>><bb>>bb>bb>>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>>>, it was available from the manufacturer both as a kit and as a pre-assembled computer.
Unfortunately for computer history buffs, the <<<<bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>><bb>>bb>bb>>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>>>Altairb>bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>><bb>>bb>bb>>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>>> is often mistakenly called the first personal computer by Microsoft-loving journalists who don't know any better.

http://www.blinkenlights.com/pc.shtml (1237 words)

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Â MITS <<<<bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>><bb>>bb>bb>>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>>>ALTAIRb>bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>><bb>>bb>bb>>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>>> 8800

This was the famous <bb>>BASICb>bb>> written by Bill Gates (which is another story) and was not too bad a deal, except for the fact that the <<<<bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>><bb>>bb>bb>>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>>>Altairb>bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>><bb>>bb>bb>>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>>> dynamic memory boards did not work very well.
First, the <<<<bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>><bb>>bb>bb>>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>>>Altairb>bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>><bb>>bb>bb>>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>>> was not the first computer featured as a construction article in a national electronics magazine.
Second, the <<<<bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>><bb>>bb>bb>>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>>>Altairb>bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>><bb>>bb>bb>>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>>> was offered as a complete kit, not just a list of parts to buy in order to make a computer.

http://www.pc-history.org/altair.htm (3805 words)

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Â MITS <<<<bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>><bb>>bb>bb>>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>>>Altairb>bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>><bb>>bb>bb>>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>>> 8800 computer

The <<<<bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>><bb>>bb>bb>>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>>>Altairb>bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>><bb>>bb>bb>>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>>> 8800, from Micro Instrumentation Telemetry Systems (MITS) of Albuquerque, NM, was first featured in the January 1975 edition of Popular Electronics.
Numerous computers from other manufacturers were designed around the S-100 bus - the IMSAI 8800 was the first - the first computer clone.
This became a very popular method of making computers, and the <<<<bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>><bb>>bb>bb>>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>>>Altairb>bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>><bb>>bb>bb>>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>>> bus became an industry standard, but MITS didn't appreciate it being renamed as the S-100 bus.

http://oldcomputers.net/altair.html (492 words)

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Â Computer History Museum - Exhibits - Collection Highlights - <<<<bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>><bb>>bb>bb>>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>>>Altairb>bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>><bb>>bb>bb>>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>>> <bb>>BASICb>bb>> Paper Tape

This paper tape contains the first version of a <bb>>BASICb>bb>> language interpreter written by Bill Gates and Paul Allen for the MITS <<<<bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>><bb>>bb>bb>>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>>>Altairb>bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>><bb>>bb>bb>>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>>> 8800 computer while both were students at Harvard University.
<<<<bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>><bb>>bb>bb>>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>>>Altairb>bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>><bb>>bb>bb>>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>>> <bb>>BASICb>bb>> was the first mass-produced commercial program written by Gates's company, known at the time as "Micro Soft."
The <<<<bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>><bb>>bb>bb>>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>>>Altairb>bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>><bb>>bb>bb>>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>>> was a computer kit that appeared as the cover story of the January 1975 issue of Popular Electronics magazine.

http://www.computerhistory.org/exhibits/highlights/basic.shtml (108 words)

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Since there was no operating system on the <<<<bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>><bb>>bb>bb>>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>>>Altairb>bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>><bb>>bb>bb>>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>>>, <<<<bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>><bb>>bb>bb>>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>>>Altairb>bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>><bb>>bb>bb>>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>>> <bb>>BASICb>bb>> included what we now think of as BIOS.
<<<<bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>><bb>>bb>bb>>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>>>Altairb>bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>><bb>>bb>bb>>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>>> <bb>>BASICb>bb>> was ported to the Motorola 6800 for the <<<<bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>><bb>>bb>bb>>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>>>Altairb>bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>><bb>>bb>bb>>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>>> 680 machine, and to other 8080-based microcomputers produced by MITS' competitors.
Later versions supported the 8K <<<<bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>><bb>>bb>bb>>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>>>Altairb>bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>><bb>>bb>bb>>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>>> and the 16K diskette-based <<<<bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>><bb>>bb>bb>>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>>>Altairb>bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>><bb>>bb>bb>>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>>> (demonstrating that, even in the 1970s, Microsoft was committed to software bloat).

http://www.instantweb.com/foldoc/foldoc.cgi?Altair (390 words)

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Â MicrosoftHistory - Technoasis - Neuroasis

MITS promotes <<<<bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>><bb>>bb>bb>>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>>>Altairb>bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>><bb>>bb>bb>>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>>> <bb>>BASICb>bb>>, the computer language developed by Gates and Allen for the <<<<bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>><bb>>bb>bb>>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>>>Altairb>bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>><bb>>bb>bb>>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>>> computer.
The MITS <<<<bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>><bb>>bb>bb>>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>>>Altairb>bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>><bb>>bb>bb>>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>>> inspired a new generation of technology enthusiasts, including Bill Gates and Paul Allen, who were among the first of these early hobbyists to realize that the key to the future of personal computing lay in the unlimited potential of software.
Using the <<<<bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>><bb>>bb>bb>>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>>>Altairb>bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>><bb>>bb>bb>>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>>>'s published specifications, Gates and Allen created a simulator on a DEC PDP-10 computer that allowed it to emulate the MITS machine.

http://www.neuroasis.com/cgi-bin/twiki/bin/view/Technoasis/MicrosoftHistory (13683 words)

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Â Open Directory - Computers: Programming: Languages: <bb>>BASICb>bb>>

VMM <bb>>Basicb>bb>> - A virtual machine that execute a byte-code program, compiled from language, the syntax is similar to <bb>>Basicb>bb>> languages, that have intern motion detection commands, intern sprite commands based on DirectX, network commands, for simplify game development.
History of <bb>>BASICb>bb>> - A history of one of the most commonly used programming languages.
GFA <bb>>Basicb>bb>> Windows Programming - This site is designed to give users of GFA <bb>>Basicb>bb>> Windows help.

http://dmoz.org/Computers/Programming/Languages/BASIC (853 words)

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Â MITS <<<<bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>><bb>>bb>bb>>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>>>Altairb>bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>><bb>>bb>bb>>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>>> 8800

<<<<bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>><bb>>bb>bb>>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>>>Altairb>bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>><bb>>bb>bb>>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>>> 8" Disk drives with controller cards, ADM-3A terminal, ASR 33 teletype, various software including <<<<bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>><bb>>bb>bb>>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>>>Altairb>bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>><bb>>bb>bb>>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>>> Disk <bb>>BASICb>bb>>, <<<<bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>><bb>>bb>bb>>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>>>Altairb>bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>><bb>>bb>bb>>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>>> DOS, Fortran, Timeshare <bb>>BASICb>bb>>, etc. Manuals for all hardware and software.
The <<<<bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>><bb>>bb>bb>>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>>>Altairb>bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>><bb>>bb>bb>>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>>> 8800 was far from the first "Personal Computer" but it was the first truly successful one.
These are of the bare MITS 4 slot motherboards as originally shipped with the <<<<bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>><bb>>bb>bb>>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>>>Altairb>bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>><bb>>bb>bb>>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>>> computers (both top and bottom) and of the <<<<bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>><bb>>bb>bb>>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>>>Altairb>bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>><bb>>bb>bb>>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>>> front panel.

http://www.vintage-computer.com/altair8800.shtml (1913 words)

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Â The Online Software Museum - CP/M

Connect to the <<<<bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>><bb>>bb>bb>>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>>>Altairb>bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>><bb>>bb>bb>>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>>> Computer: Boot up <bb>>BASICb>bb>> and try it out for yourself!
The Creation of <<<<bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>><bb>>bb>bb>>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>>>Altairb>bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>><bb>>bb>bb>>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>>> <bb>>BASICb>bb>>: How it was done by Gates and Allen.
This is that <bb>>BASICb>bb>>, which drove the sales of the machine, as it was the only high level language or operating system available for it for the first few years.

http://museum.sysun.com/museum/alt.html (148 words)

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Â Microsoft <bb>>BASICb>bb>> version information

Paul Allen and Bill Gates developed a version of <bb>>BASICb>bb>> for the <<<<bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>><bb>>bb>bb>>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>>>Altairb>bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>><bb>>bb>bb>>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>>> computer, being built by MITS of Albuquerque, NM, in themid-1970's.
The <bb>>BASICb>bb>> programming language was developed at Dartmouth College in the mid-1960's by professors John Kemeny and Thomas Kurtz, as a vehicle to be used to teach programming.
It ran in 4 kilobytes (that's not a typo; *kilibytes*) on the <<<<bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>><bb>>bb>bb>>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>>>Altairb>bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>><bb>>bb>bb>>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>>> 8800, which was based on the Intel 8080A processor.

http://www.emsps.com/oldtools/msbasv.htm (3832 words)

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Also, and less relevantly, Micro-Soft was already getting a reputation for questionable business deals: If you were buying MITS dodgy boards, Micro-Soft's <<<<bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>><bb>>bb>bb>>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>>>Altairb>bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>><bb>>bb>bb>>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>>> <bb>>BASICb>bb>> was $150.
The letter was not to the Homebrew Computer Club (of which I was a member at the time), but rather to a the MITS <<<<bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>><bb>>bb>bb>>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>>>Altairb>bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>><bb>>bb>bb>>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>>> Users' Newsletter, in New Mexico.
The software in question had been created on a taxpayer-subsidised PDP-10 (running an 8080 emulator) at Harvard, and also there was very strong, reasonable suspicion that Gates, Allen, and Davidoff had "borrowed" from several other people's <bb>>BASICb>bb>> inplementations without their authors' permission.

http://linuxmafia.com/faq/Legacy_Microsoft/altair-basic.html (485 words)

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Â <bb>>BASICb>bb>> Programming and Chipmunk <bb>>Basicb>bb>> Home Page

Chipmunk <bb>>Basicb>bb>> was featured in the Programming Paradigms column of the December 1995 issue of Dr.
<bb>>Basicb>bb>> in 8085 asm - by David Dunfield
A large collection of Classic <bb>>Basicb>bb>> programs including <bb>>BASICb>bb>> Computer Games by David Ahl.

http://www.nicholson.com/rhn/basic (2424 words)

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Â New Scientist Breaking News - Taking a trip down memory-chip lane

Over the next few weeks, Bill Gates, Paul Allen and Monte Davidoff developed <<<<bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>><bb>>bb>bb>>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>>>Altairb>bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>><bb>>bb>bb>>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>>> <bb>>Basicb>bb>>, and so began the story of Microsoft.
The <<<<bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>><bb>>bb>bb>>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>>>Altairb>bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>><bb>>bb>bb>>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>>> 8800 is often credited with kick-starting the personal computer revolution.
By contrast, the Apple I machine offers an easier way to learn the basics of computing.

http://www.newscientist.com/article.ns?id=dn7536 (1463 words)

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Â Microsoft <<<<bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>><bb>>bb>bb>>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>>>Altairb>bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>><bb>>bb>bb>>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>>> <bb>>BASICb>bb>> legend talks about Linux, CPRM and that very frightening photo The Register

By the time the 4k <bb>>BASICb>bb>> was done, the 8k version was out." Incredibly, the three of them produced the interpreter without seeing the MITS <<<<bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>><bb>>bb>bb>>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>>>Altairb>bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>><bb>>bb>bb>>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>>> itself - the coding and debugging was done entirely on a simulator.
Twenty six years ago the microprocessor revolution found a software catalyst - a tiny <bb>>BASICb>bb>> interpreter that ran in 4K of memory.
Davidoff was a Harvard student at the time, writing the <bb>>BASICb>bb>> interpreters over two summers in 1975 and 1977, and returning to study Applied Maths and Science.

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2001/05/11/microsoft_altair_basic_legend_talks (1240 words)

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Â DAVES OLD COMPUTERS- <<<<bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>><bb>>bb>bb>>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>>>ALTAIRb>bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>><bb>>bb>bb>>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>>> 8800 - Documentation

A published memory test program for <<<<bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>><bb>>bb>bb>>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>>>Altairb>bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>><bb>>bb>bb>>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>>> 8800 (130k PDF)
Daves Old Computers- <<<<bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>><bb>>bb>bb>>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>>>ALTAIRb>bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>><bb>>bb>bb>>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>>> 8800- Documentation
<<<<bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>><bb>>bb>bb>>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>>>Altairb>bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>><bb>>bb>bb>>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>>> 8800 Theory of Operation Manual (400k PDF)

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Â The Online Software Museum

Now you are starting to initialize <<<<bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>><bb>>bb>bb>>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>>>Altairb>bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>><bb>>bb>bb>>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>>> <bb>>Basicb>bb>>, if you aren't familiar with it already check the
Your browser should bring up a "telnet" window in which <bb>>BASICb>bb>> will be booted.
Try the DEL key on your keyboard instead, it will probably work like backspace; and 2) Filenames on <<<<bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>><bb>>bb>bb>>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>>>Altairb>bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>><bb>>bb>bb>>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>>> disks are case sensitive...

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In Janurary 1978 I purchased <<<<bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>><bb>>bb>bb>>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>>>Altairb>bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>><bb>>bb>bb>>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>>> 680 <bb>>Basicb>bb>> from Computer Kits in Berkeley CA.
Here are scans of the MITS <<<<bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>><bb>>bb>bb>>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>>>Altairb>bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>><bb>>bb>bb>>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>>> <bb>>BASICb>bb>> Manual
If you bought a <<<<bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>><bb>>bb>bb>>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>>>Altairb>bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>><bb>>bb>bb>>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>>> 680B kit with 16 K of RAM for $685 you would get <bb>>BASICb>bb>> for free.

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2001-Jun-30 <<<<bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>><bb>>bb>bb>>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>>>Altairb>bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>><bb>>bb>bb>>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>>> <bb>>BASICb>bb>> - By Gates and Allen(??)
2002-Sep-03 The Register: Raiders of the Lost <<<<bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>><bb>>bb>bb>>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>>>Altairb>bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>><bb>>bb>bb>>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>>> <bb>>BASICb>bb>> Source Code
2003-May-16 Monte Davidoff Resume - see <<<<bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>><bb>>bb>bb>>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>>>Altairb>bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>><bb>>bb>bb>>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>>> <bb>>BASICb>bb>>

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The package below contains a sample collection of sample software for the original <<<<bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>><bb>>bb>bb>>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>>>Altairb>bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>><bb>>bb>bb>>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>>> 8800 including the famous 4k <bb>>Basicb>bb>>.
<<<<bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>><bb>>bb>bb>>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>>>Altairb>bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>><bb>>bb>bb>>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>>> Disk Extended <bb>>Basicb>bb>> Version 300-5-C (made available by Scott LaBombard)
The <<<<bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>><bb>>bb>bb>>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>>>Altairb>bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>><bb>>bb>bb>>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>>> 8800 simulator is part of the SIMH family of simulators currently at version 3.5-1.

http://www.schorn.ch/cpm/intro.html (618 words)

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Â Raiders of the Lost <<<<bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>><bb>>bb>bb>>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>>>Altairb>bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>><bb>>bb>bb>>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>>> <bb>>BASICb>bb>> Source Code The Register

As promised, here's the story of what happened to the source code for the Gates-Allen-Davidoff 4K <bb>>BASICb>bb>> interpreter for the MITS <<<<bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>><bb>>bb>bb>>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>>>Altairb>bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>><bb>>bb>bb>>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>>>.
Griffiths' friend Reuben Harris, a programmer based in London, has been disassembling the earliest <<<<bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>><bb>>bb>bb>>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>>>Altairb>bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>><bb>>bb>bb>>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>>> <bb>>BASICb>bb>> he could find.
Raiders of the Lost <<<<bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>><bb>>bb>bb>>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>>>Altairb>bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>><bb>>bb>bb>>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>>> <bb>>BASICb>bb>> Source Code

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2001/05/13/raiders_of_the_lost_altair (620 words)

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Home : Programming : Languages : <bb>>BASICb>bb>> : The Online Software Museum - <<<<bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>><bb>>bb>bb>>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>>>Altairb>bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>><bb>>bb>bb>>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>>> <bb>>BASICb>bb>>

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At just $29.95, Liberty <bb>>BASICb>bb>> costs less than most programming books.
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Top : Computers : Programming : Languages : <bb>>BASICb>bb>>
ethosBASIC - A user support site helps everyone create computer games and programs using ethosBASIC.
PlayBasic - A windows based game creation language, designed for beginners.

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Basic52 80C52 asm source code (zip file) Intel 1986.
Classic <bb>>Basicb>bb>> Games (generic, including the Creative Computing collection samiam@moorecad.com)
A large collection of Classic <bb>>Basicb>bb>> programs including <bb>>BASICb>bb>> Computer Games by David Ahl.

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Â <bb>>BASICb>bb>> programming language - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

<bb>>BASICb>bb>> was designed to allow students to write programs using time-sharing computer terminals.
IBM, about licensing a <bb>>BASICb>bb>> interpreter for their computers.
home computer revolution; meanwhile, <bb>>BASICb>bb>> became a standard feature of all but a very few home computers.

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Take control - Liberty <bb>>BASICb>bb>> gives you what you need to create your own custom computer applications, games, and utilities.
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I am amazed at what I have been able to achieve!

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<<<<bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>><bb>>bb>bb>>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>>>Altairb>bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>><bb>>bb>bb>>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>>> <bb>>BASICb>bb>>, in its first incarnation, MITS 4K <bb>>BASICb>bb>>, was a true milestone in software history — the first programming language for the world's first truly personal computer, the MITS <<<<bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>><bb>>bb>bb>>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>>>Altairb>bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>><bb>>bb>bb>>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>>> 8800.
<<<<bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>><bb>>bb>bb>>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>>>Altairb>bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>><bb>>bb>bb>>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>>> <bb>>BASICb>bb>> exhibit at The Online Software Museum ( http://museum.sysun.com/museum/alt.html)
<bb>>Basicb>bb>> 100 Volume 42 - Saint-Saëns, Dukas / Fox, Ormandy

http://www.freeglossary.com/Altair_BASIC (201 words)

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