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Microsoft BASIC for 6502 – Original Source Code (1978)
This is the original 1978 source code of Microsoft BASIC for 6502 with all original comments, documentation and easter eggs: M6502.MAC (1978-07-27, 6955 lines, 161,685 bytes) This is currently the oldest publicly available piece of source written by Bill Gates.
- Points
- 250
- HN comments
- 70
- Submissions
- 1
- Cited by
- 7 commenters
History & Retro ComputingSoftware Engineering2015
On Hacker News
| Submitted | Title on HN | Points | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 13, 2015 | Microsoft BASIC for 6502 – Original Source Code (1978) by dezgeg | 250 | 70 |
Cited in comments
Linked from 8 Hacker News comments by 7 different people, from Apr 2018 to May 2026.
Most recent:
- urbnspacecowboy · May 25, 2026
- LocalH · Sep 4, 2025
- LocalH · Sep 4, 2025
- ndiddy · Apr 4, 2025
- johndoe0815 · Aug 13, 2023
