The vocabularies that spoke to computers

Programming Languages

Explore 2 programming languages entries from the golden age of computing.

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Commodore BASIC V2

1977

The built-in BASIC interpreter that introduced millions to programming on Commodore 8-bit computers

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6502 Assembly Language

1975

The assembly language for the legendary MOS 6502 processor that powered the computing revolution of the 1980s

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About the Programming Languages Collection

Each programming language represented a different philosophy about how humans should communicate with computers. This collection explores the languages that democratized programming and enabled new forms of creative expression.

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