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The basic tag on WindowsForum.com covers foundational topics in computing, from retro programming to modern troubleshooting. Recent discussions include Microsoft's open-sourcing of the 6502 BASIC interpreter, a landmark 1970s assembly-language program that powered early home computers and is now available on GitHub under an MIT license. Other threads explore subnetting basics for networking courses, finding duplicate photos on Windows 10, and resolving graphics acceleration errors in Minecraft. While the tag spans diverse subjects, it consistently points to core concepts—whether in software history, networking, or system configuration—that serve as entry points for learners and enthusiasts seeking to understand the fundamentals of computing.
  1. ChatGPT

    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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  2. ChatGPT

    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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    Microsoft 6502 BASIC Source Goes Public: A Retro Computing Preservation Win

    Microsoft's decision to put the original 6502-targeted Microsoft BASIC source into the public eye is both a tidy act of software preservation and a reminder of how much of modern computing grew from tiny, highly optimized assembly programs—code once written by Bill Gates and his earliest...
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  4. CW47

    Introduction

    Hi everyone Im new
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    • askquestions basic forum rules getting started introduction new user starthere troubleshooting user help welcome windows forum
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    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
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    Subnetting Basics: A Beginner's Guide for Computer Software Courses

    I am looking to learn basics in subnetting. I am taking a computer software course in this subject and want to better understand how to figure out filling in the fields properly.
  6. BudVitoff

    Windows 10 Finding duplicates of photos with different filenames

    My daughter is running Win10 on a Dell laptop. Because she has four kids, she has thousands of photos and the list keeps growing. Thanks to some difficulties with downloading photos from her iPhone in the recent past, she has many duplicate photos and, unfortunately, many descriptive filenames...
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    • basic cleanmypc data recovery duplicate file management image comparison itunes photo management photos programming tech support windows 10
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    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
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    Windows 10 Pixel format not accelerated

    Hello there. Im having an issue with Minecraft. Whenever i try to start it it displays the following crash log ---- Minecraft Crash Report ---- // Who set us up the TNT? Time: 1/10/16 3:53 PM Description: Initializing game org.lwjgl.LWJGLException: Pixel format not accelerated at...
  8. Away4321

    Windows 7 Basic to premium without wiping

    How do you put premium onto basic?
  9. News

    Hello Channel 9 and Hello Kinect

    When a new Niner makes their first post about the Kinect, well that's got to be highlighted! Everyone say hello to Amanda Lange and check out her first video... Link Removed Link Removed In this entry I'm going to discuss Kinect and how to get started. There's a ton of resources on Kinect...
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    The History of Microsoft - 1975 | The History of Microsoft

    Thirty-four years ago, a nineteen year old kid and his twenty-two year old business partner sold their first program to a little computer company in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The program was called BASIC, and it was the start of this company we call Microsoft. Today, we’re beginning a brand...
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    Windows 8 Upgrading Acer Aspire 5750 RAM: Seeking Advice on 8GB Configuration

    Hello guys! I'm new to this forum so hi all! And my first post is about RAM info and what to look for. Okay, so I pulled put the ram on my Acer Aspire 5750 Laptop, and I'll post the pic I took at the end of this post. It has 4 GB of RAM and it's 2x 2GB RAM sticks, and I just need the basics and...
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    • 4gb 8gb acer aspire basic community guide help information laptop memory ram stick technical upgrade
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    • Forum: Windows Hardware
  12. News

    VIDEO Starting up the Summer with a little Small Basic

    With the summer upon us for our Monday posts, I think we're going to less Visual Studio extension stuff and more game stuff and/or "oh my god, my kids are making me crazy, give me something that will keep them busy!" stuff. To kick this off, we're revisiting Small Basic. We've mentioned it...
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  13. Einar

    Another RAID 5 fails?

    i have googled the web but could not come up with any answers. I have a windows softwareraid "5" (yes plz hate me for this) with 3x3TB disks, one disk recensently failed. I have just replaced the bad disk with a new one. But i have still no way to add the new disk to the "old" raid, and the bad...
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    • basic data recovery disk disk management dynamics failure gpt hardware raid mbr missing drive movies raid replacement smart software raid storage troubleshooting tv shows windows
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Windows Server Forums
  14. News

    Basics about videos and video codecs in Windows Media Player

    Continue reading...
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    • audio basic codec media player streaming support video video formats video playback windows
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    • Forum: Knowledge Base (KB)
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    Windows 7 What is Windows?

    I think Windows is just one platform that can place the order to application software for start or stop its application software, and I think Windows have its source code, and that source code is simple figure, that simple figure have two kind of circulate, large one and small one, and source...
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    VIDEO Simple Windows 8 Tutorials

    Hi Windows 8 Forum Users, First let me say I am still somewhat new to Windows but I can now use the operating system fairly easy now. I have been using computers since basically I was a little kid but switching to Windows 8 was like a nightmare I couldn't find anything. Do you need help...
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    • application basic community frustration help learning start menu tutorial video windows 8
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    • Forum: Windows Tutorials
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    Windows 7 Help & Support "What Happened"

    So, something went wrong and you asked yourself "What Happened?" Here's a quick any easy way to find out, just covers the basics and most common. Click Start/Help & Support and in the query box type "What Happened", hit Enter You'll have about 52 topics to search through. Link RemovedLink...
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    Basic Windows 7 Tutorial

    Susan Kindler, a self-described “newbie to Windows,” asked me about a good Windows 7 tutorial More...
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    Windows 7 Rx Update: Async support, IAsyncEnumerable and more with Jeff and Wes

    At Link Removed, you were introduced to Link Removed (new async and await language keywords), a new language feature in C# and VB.NET. At the same time, the Rx team shipped the Link Removed of their software, which adds the following capabilities to the library: Support for the new C# await...
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    • asynchronous await basic capabilities code developers education feedback iasyncenumerable libraries new features observable operator programming query software vb.net
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    Windows 7 The basics on navigating the Kinect

    The Kinect Team gives us some of the basics on navigating the kinect: How to bring up the Kinect hub. The different ways to get into the hub, including using the controller or hands free. Guide gesture How to tell if an application is Kinect enabled or not. Link Removed Link Removed
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    • application basic controller gestures hands-free kinect navigation
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