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The Apple II tag on WindowsForum.com covers discussions about the classic 8-bit microcomputer, particularly its use of Microsoft's 6502 BASIC interpreter. Recent threads highlight Microsoft's open-sourcing of the 6502 BASIC 1.1 source code, which powered the Apple II and other home computers. Topics include the history of early Microsoft software, assembly-language programming, and the preservation of vintage computing artifacts. While the tag is not about Windows or modern PCs, it appeals to retrocomputing enthusiasts interested in the Apple II's role in the early microcomputer era and Microsoft's foundational software.
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    Microsoft 6502 BASIC Open-Sourced: A 1970s ROM-Era Interpreter

    Nearly half a century after those first keystrokes on primitive terminals, Microsoft has made public the assembly-language source for its 6502-targeted BASIC interpreter — a compact, remarkable artifact of early microcomputer engineering that is now available on GitHub under a permissive MIT...
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    Microsoft Open-Sources 6502 BASIC 1.1: Preserving an 8-bit Interpreter

    Microsoft has published the assembly source for “BASIC for 6502 Microprocessor — Version 1.1” on GitHub under a modern permissive license, making the exact code that powered a generation of home computers readable, buildable, and reusable by anyone — hobbyists, historians, educators, and...
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