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Re:The original source code of Microsoft GW-BASIC from 1983 by smacktoward on Thursday May 21, 2020 @10:35PM (#23268166)
It wasn’t luck or popular appeal, it was like they say in real estate: “location, location, location.” JavaScript came bundled with every Web browser, and GW-BASIC came bundled with every IBM PC clone. A language that everybody in the world already has a copy of is going to get a lot of use, whether it’s good or not.
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Re:The original source code of Microsoft GW-BASIC from 1983 by int_19h on Friday May 22, 2020 @11:54PM (#23279764)
Not just IBM PC, but also hobbyist microcomputers. Few people could afford to have the real thing at home... but they could afford Spectrum or Commodore. And then those BASIC skills would readily translate to PC.
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