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

Nearly half a century after Bill Gates first began writing software that would launch Microsoft, the company has made that code public. In early September, it placed the assembly source for its 6502 ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. In 1977, Commodore introduced the PET ...

Microsoft’s 6502 BASIC ran on the same CPU that powered the Apple II, Commodore 8-bit series, NES, and Atari 2600.

If you’ve ever used a home computer from the late 1970s or early 1980s, you’ll no doubt be familiar with the slow speed of their user interfaces. Even listing the contents of a BASIC program from RAM ...

An unavoidable part of old home computer systems and kin like the Commodore PET is that due to the age of their components they will develop issues that go far beyond what was covered in the official ...

If you were into computers back in the 1980s, the name Commodore almost certainly rings a bell. The company's iconic C64 computers were found in households worldwide, though they were soon to be ...

If you grew up (or were already an adult) in the 80s or 90s, odds are you have at least heard of Commodore. In fact, there’s even a pretty good chance you owned or knew someone who owned one of their ...

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 ...