Altair BASIC

Programming language interpreter software, first product developed by Microsoft / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Dear Wikiwand AI, let's keep it short by simply answering these key questions:

Can you list the top facts and stats about Altair BASIC?

Summarize this article for a 10 years old

SHOW ALL QUESTIONS

Altair BASIC is a discontinued interpreter for the BASIC programming language that ran on the MITS Altair 8800 and subsequent S-100 bus computers. It was Microsoft's first product (as Micro-Soft), distributed by MITS under a contract. Altair BASIC was the start of the Microsoft BASIC product range.

Quick facts: Original author(s), Developer(s), Initial rel...
Altair BASIC
Original author(s)Micro-Soft
Developer(s)
Initial release2.0 (4K and 8K editions) July 1, 1975; 47 years ago (1975-07-01)[3][4][5][6]
Stable release
5.0 / 14 July 1978; 44 years ago (1978-07-14)
PlatformAltair 8800
TypeMicrosoft BASIC
Close