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 ...

In 1977, Commodore licensed BASIC for $25,000 as a one-time payment, securing perpetual use without royalties.

"Rick Weiland and I (Bill Gates) wrote the 6502 BASIC," Gates commented on the Page Table blog in 2010. "I put the WAIT ...

If you are a certain age, your first programming language was almost certainly BASIC. You probably at least saw the famous book by Ahl, titled BASIC Computer Games or 101 BASIC Computer Games. The ...

Have I told you the story about Bill Gates and me in those early days of personal computing? To be clear: Bill Gates is older than I am. In 1975, as Bill was leaving Harvard to start Microsoft, I had ...

LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KFOX14/CBS4) — Dona Ana Community College will host a slate of basic computer courses through summer, aimed at helping both job seekers and those who simply want to boost their ...