Microsoft has open sourced GW-BASIC, a programming language developed some 38 years ago ... so be prepared to deal with stuff like this: [Click on image for larger view.] A GW-BASIC Code Snippet ...

SEE: Top Windows 10 run commands (free PDF) The sources for Microsoft GW-BASIC are the assembly language for the Intel-designed 8088 microprocessor from February 10, 1983. Microsoft has released ...

From what we understand, GW-Basic was identical to IBM’s BASICA, but didn’t require certain IBM PC ROMs to operate. Of course, BASICA, itself, came from MBASIC, Microsoft’s CP/M language ...

Microsoft has open sourced GW-BASIC, a programming language developed some 38 years ago ... so be prepared to deal with stuff like this: [Click on image for larger view.] A GW-BASIC Code Snippet ...