Re: Who wrote AppleSoft BASIC

[dempson@atlantis.actrix.gen.nz (David Empson)]

In article <40nlda$ocd@acme.freenet.columbus.oh.us>,
Dave Althoff <dalloff@freenet.columbus.oh.us> wrote:
> Arthur D. Jerijian (jerijian@cloudburst.seas.ucla.edu) wrote:
> : Hi,
> 
> : 	I need to know what company wrote the AppleSoft BASIC software for
> : the Apple ][ line of computers.  Was it Apple or was it Microsoft?
> : 	Thanks.
> 
> Micro$oft owns the copyright on BASIC in general.

Since when?  The BASIC language pre-dates Microsoft by many years.  I
don't remember exactly when BASIC was first defined, but I'm pretty
sure it was the early 60's, if not the late 50's.  Microsoft wasn't
around until the late 70's.

Microsoft does own the copyright on Applesoft BASIC, since they wrote
it, and on most PC and CP/M versions of BASIC.


No argument with the rest of your message.
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David Empson
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