Microsoft BASIC (English Wikipedia)

Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "Microsoft BASIC" in English language version.

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9microsoft.com

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3archive.org

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2loc.gov

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2worldcat.org

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2openlibrary.org

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archive.org (Global: 6^th place; English: 6^th place)

Manes, Stephen; Andrews, Paul (1993). Gates. New York: Doubleday. p. 61. ISBN 0-385-42075-7. LCCN 92015994. OCLC 25787484. OL 1713796M.
Curran, Lawrence J.; Shuford, Richard S. (November 1983). "IBM's Estridge". BYTE. pp. 88–97. Retrieved 19 March 2016.
Grevstad, Eric (December 1986). "Laser 128 / An Affordable Compatible". inCider. p. 58. Retrieved 29 June 2014.

arstechnica.com (Global: 388^th place; English: 265^th place)

Edwards, Benj (4 September 2025). "Microsoft open-sources Bill Gates' 6502 BASIC from 1978". Ars Technica. Retrieved 6 September 2025.

atarimagazines.com (Global: 9,786^th place; English: 5,945^th place)

Cherry, Charles (June 1987). "Basic Bonanza". Antic. Retrieved 4 August 2019.

bitsavers.org (Global: 4,153^rd place; English: 2,291^st place)

"microsoft basic compiler documentation" (PDF). bitsavers.org. September 1980. p. 205. Retrieved 16 September 2025.

books.google.com (Global: 3^rd place; English: 3^rd place)

Petzold, Charles (13 January 1987). "PC Tutor". PC. pp. 325–326. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
"NCR Mini, Micro Among Debuts Made on NRMA Convention Floor". Computerworld: 7. 17 January 1977. Retrieved 4 June 2014. (Mentions an 8080-based cassette-based NCR 7200 model VI with NCR Basic Plus 6 (Extended BASIC) to be delivered in Q1/1977. The NCR 7200 model I and model IV were already released in 1975-11, but did not came with BASIC.)

computerhistory.org (Global: 2,213^th place; English: 1,495^th place)

archive.computerhistory.org

"Microsoft Software Catalog" (PDF). Computer History Museum. Microsoft. Retrieved 16 September 2025.

gatesnotes.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

Gates, Bill (2 April 2025). "Celebrating 50 years of Microsoft with the company's original source code". GatesNotes. Retrieved 29 August 2025.

loc.gov (Global: 70^th place; English: 63^rd place)

lccn.loc.gov

Fridson, Martin S. (24 December 1999). How to be a Billionaire. New York, USA: John Wiley & Sons, Inc. pp. 116–120. ISBN 978-0-471-33202-2. LCCN 99038822. OCLC 41834608. OL 7615304M.
Manes, Stephen; Andrews, Paul (1993). Gates. New York: Doubleday. p. 61. ISBN 0-385-42075-7. LCCN 92015994. OCLC 25787484. OL 1713796M.

microsoft.com (Global: 153^rd place; English: 151^st place)

techcommunity.microsoft.com

Price, Ed (20 March 2014). "How do you program "Hello World" in Small Basic?". techcommunity.microsoft.com. Microsoft. Retrieved 16 September 2025.
Price, Ed (8 October 2012). "What are the 14 keywords of Small Basic?". techcommunity.microsoft.com. Microsoft. Retrieved 16 September 2025.
Aldana, Sandra; Price, Ed (12 July 2011). "Small Basic 1.0 is here!". techcommunity.microsoft.com. Microsoft. Retrieved 16 September 2025.
Price, Ed (10 April 2013). "Small Basic E-Books". techcommunity.microsoft.com. Microsoft. Retrieved 16 September 2025.
Price, Ed (25 October 2012). "Small Basic – Elementary and Middle School Student Testimonials". techcommunity.microsoft.com. Microsoft. Retrieved 16 September 2025.
Raji, Vijaye; Price, Ed (25 October 2009). "Graduating from Small Basic". techcommunity.microsoft.com. Microsoft. Retrieved 16 September 2025.

learn.microsoft.com

"Small Basic Curriculum". learn.microsoft.com. 17 January 2024. Retrieved 16 September 2025.
"Small Basic Getting Started Guide". learn.microsoft.com. 17 January 2024. Retrieved 16 September 2025.

opensource.microsoft.com

Hanselman, Scott; Haffner, Stacey (3 September 2025). "Bringing BASIC back: Microsoft's 6502 BASIC is now Open Source". Microsoft Open Source Blog. Retrieved 6 September 2025.

openlibrary.org (Global: 325^th place; English: 255^th place)

Fridson, Martin S. (24 December 1999). How to be a Billionaire. New York, USA: John Wiley & Sons, Inc. pp. 116–120. ISBN 978-0-471-33202-2. LCCN 99038822. OCLC 41834608. OL 7615304M.
Manes, Stephen; Andrews, Paul (1993). Gates. New York: Doubleday. p. 61. ISBN 0-385-42075-7. LCCN 92015994. OCLC 25787484. OL 1713796M.

pagetable.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

Steil, Michael (30 September 2008). "Bill Gates' Personal Easter Eggs in 8 Bit BASIC". pagetable.com. Retrieved 4 February 2015.

pcmag.com (Global: 1,060^th place; English: 700^th place)

Forlini, Emily (3 April 2025). "So BASIC: Bill Gates Releases Microsoft's Original Source Code". PCMAG. Retrieved 29 August 2025.

techspot.com (Global: 7,139^th place; English: 4,608^th place)

Kundu, Kishalaya (3 April 2025). "Bill Gates releases the source code for Microsoft's first product, Altair BASIC". TechSpot. Retrieved 29 August 2025.

theverge.com (Global: 114^th place; English: 90^th place)

Weatherbed, Jess (4 April 2025). "Here's the original source code for Microsoft's very first product". The Verge. Retrieved 29 August 2025.

tomshardware.com (Global: 2,976^th place; English: 1,939^th place)

Tyson, Mark (4 September 2025). "Bill Gates' 48-year-old Microsoft 6502 BASIC goes open source". Tom's Hardware. Retrieved 6 September 2025.

trs-80.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

Goldklang, Ira (21 August 2009). "TRS-80 Computers: TRS-80 Model 4 – Ira Goldklang's TRS-80 Revived Site". Ira Goldklang's TRS-80 Revived. Retrieved 8 January 2025.

worldcat.org (Global: 5^th place; English: 5^th place)

search.worldcat.org

Fridson, Martin S. (24 December 1999). How to be a Billionaire. New York, USA: John Wiley & Sons, Inc. pp. 116–120. ISBN 978-0-471-33202-2. LCCN 99038822. OCLC 41834608. OL 7615304M.
Manes, Stephen; Andrews, Paul (1993). Gates. New York: Doubleday. p. 61. ISBN 0-385-42075-7. LCCN 92015994. OCLC 25787484. OL 1713796M.

Microsoft BASIC (English Wikipedia)

archive.org (Global: 6th place; English: 6th place)

arstechnica.com (Global: 388th place; English: 265th place)

atarimagazines.com (Global: 9,786th place; English: 5,945th place)

bitsavers.org (Global: 4,153rd place; English: 2,291st place)

books.google.com (Global: 3rd place; English: 3rd place)

computerhistory.org (Global: 2,213th place; English: 1,495th place)

archive.computerhistory.org

gatesnotes.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

loc.gov (Global: 70th place; English: 63rd place)

lccn.loc.gov

microsoft.com (Global: 153rd place; English: 151st place)

techcommunity.microsoft.com

learn.microsoft.com

opensource.microsoft.com

openlibrary.org (Global: 325th place; English: 255th place)

pagetable.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

pcmag.com (Global: 1,060th place; English: 700th place)

techspot.com (Global: 7,139th place; English: 4,608th place)

theverge.com (Global: 114th place; English: 90th place)

tomshardware.com (Global: 2,976th place; English: 1,939th place)

trs-80.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

worldcat.org (Global: 5th place; English: 5th place)

search.worldcat.org

archive.org (Global: 6^th place; English: 6^th place)

arstechnica.com (Global: 388^th place; English: 265^th place)

atarimagazines.com (Global: 9,786^th place; English: 5,945^th place)

bitsavers.org (Global: 4,153^rd place; English: 2,291^st place)

books.google.com (Global: 3^rd place; English: 3^rd place)

computerhistory.org (Global: 2,213^th place; English: 1,495^th place)

loc.gov (Global: 70^th place; English: 63^rd place)

microsoft.com (Global: 153^rd place; English: 151^st place)

openlibrary.org (Global: 325^th place; English: 255^th place)

pcmag.com (Global: 1,060^th place; English: 700^th place)

techspot.com (Global: 7,139^th place; English: 4,608^th place)

theverge.com (Global: 114^th place; English: 90^th place)

tomshardware.com (Global: 2,976^th place; English: 1,939^th place)

worldcat.org (Global: 5^th place; English: 5^th place)