>>Absolutely. Applesoft BASIC (in every II+ and later, and installed as
>>an option in most II's) was written by Microsoft. Microsoft also sold
>>several well-known Apple II games (ADVENTURE is the most well-known).
>
>They wrote that? DUDE!!!! (I recently aquired a Applesoft BASIC manual
>(C) 1979, in near mint condition.)
They didn't write the original... that was Crowther and Woods (if memory
serves). They may have written *a* version... but history doesn't start
with PCs and MicroSoft.
Megan Gentry
Former RT-11 Developer
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Received on Mon Jun 15 1998 - 17:27:47 BST