Programming the 1975 Altair / Retrocomputing

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Bill Gates has published the BASIC code he programmed for the Altair 8800 in 1975, so we wondered what it was like to program that first microcomputer kit that rivaled commercial models at less than a third of the price. Well... it was no walk in the park! #retrocomputing #BASIC #billgates #altair #1975
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