The BASIC source code was fundamental to the early era of home computing as the foundation of many of Commodore's computers.

さて、本連載の主題であるOSに目を向けてみましょう。Commodore 64は特定のOSを搭載しておらず、電源を入れるとBASICが起動する、当時としては一般的なコンピューターでした。Microsoftからライセンスを受け、Commodore 64には「Commodore BASIC 2.0」を搭載。もっとも ...

We'd venture that most folks under 40 or so aren't aware that Bill Gates and Paul Allen, former head honchos of Microsoft, actually started their empire as hardcore programmers, and darn good ones at ...

コンピューターというハードウェアを活用するために欠かせないのが、OS（Operating System：オペレーティングシステム）の存在です。我々が何げなく使っているWindows OSやOS XだけがOSではありません。世界には栄枯盛衰のごとく消えていったOSや、冒険心を ...

On Wednesday, Microsoft released the complete source code for Microsoft BASIC for 6502 Version 1.1, the 1978 interpreter that powered the Commodore PET, VIC-20, Commodore 64, and Apple II through ...

Microsoft has released 6,955 lines of BASIC assembly code from 1976 Bill Gates and Ric Weiland adapted BASIC for the MOS 6502 Commodore licensed Microsoft BASIC in 1977 for $25,000 worldwide Nearly ...

The Commodore 64 deserves to have a happy ending it never got in life. You’ve likely seen at least one of those rounded beige rectangles sitting prone and forlorn in some office or forgotten attic.

One of the most iconic and important computers of the 1980s is set to make a comeback, with an all-new Commodore 64 planned for release later this year. It comes after the successful purchase of the ...

Retro gaming is having a real boom period and the recent purchase of the Commodore trademarks and other properties is resulting in the relaunch of one of the most iconic computers of all time. The ...