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How a Microsoft product from June 1979 led to the IBM PC

1 · David Farquhar · June 17, 2026, 11:41 a.m.
retro computing Microsoft history IBM PC 8080 Basic software development
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The blog post discusses the significance of June 1979 in Microsoft's history, including the milestone of 200,000 installations of its 8080 Basic, alongside the release of an important product that contributed to the development of the IBM PC.
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