Altair BASIC

Summary

Altair BASIC is a programming language^[1]. It ranks in the top 8% of programming_language entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (98 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Altair BASIC was influenced by Q42979^[3].
• Altair BASIC's image is recorded as Altair BASIC Paper Tape.jpg^[4].
• Altair BASIC's image is recorded as Micro-soft Altair BASIC Interpreter Source Tape (1975), angled - Computer History Museums.jpg^[5].
• Altair BASIC's instance of is recorded as programming language^[6].
• Altair BASIC's developer is recorded as Bill Gates^[7].
• Altair BASIC's developer is recorded as Paul Allen^[8].
• Altair BASIC's subclass of is recorded as Q42979^[9].
• Altair BASIC's subclass of is recorded as Microsoft BASIC^[10].
• Altair BASIC's has use is recorded as Microsoft BASIC^[11].
• Altair BASIC's Commons category is recorded as Altair BASIC^[12].
• Altair BASIC's platform is recorded as Altair 8800^[13].
• +1975-01-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Altair BASIC^[14].
• Altair BASIC's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0bpdz^[15].

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Designation and Status

Altair BASIC's instance of is recorded as programming language^[6].

History and Context

+1975-01-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Altair BASIC^[14].

Why It Matters

Altair BASIC ranks in the top 8% of programming_language entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (98 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[16]