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  • Altair BASIC 3.0 source code

    From George Musk@3:633/280.2 to All on Sat Apr 5 05:44:05 2025
    https://www.gatesnotes.com/home/home-page-topic/reader/microsoft-original-source-code

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  • From Al Kossow@3:633/280.2 to All on Sat Apr 5 06:10:31 2025
    On 4/4/25 11:44 AM, George Musk wrote:
    https://www.gatesnotes.com/home/home-page-topic/reader/microsoft-original-source-code
    was this actually released under a license?
    I'm seeing people trying and failing to OCR it.
    How soon before the github copies start popping up like mushrooms?


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  • From Lawrence D'Oliveiro@3:633/280.2 to All on Sat Apr 5 08:42:52 2025
    On Fri, 4 Apr 2025 12:10:31 -0700, Al Kossow wrote:

    How soon before the github copies start popping up like mushrooms?

    Microsoft owns GitHub, don’t forget.

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  • From Charlie Gibbs@3:633/280.2 to All on Sun Apr 6 05:40:53 2025
    On 2025-04-04, Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> wrote:

    On Fri, 4 Apr 2025 12:10:31 -0700, Al Kossow wrote:

    How soon before the github copies start popping up like mushrooms?

    Microsoft owns GitHub, don’t forget.

    Delightful irony, isn't it? Don't forget to include
    Lord Bill's letter whining about people sharing it.

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