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Comment by wolfi1 | original | How did Woz write the Apple 1 BASIC before building the computer?
[−]wolfi1 · 2026-11-15 Sun 05:19 UTC · link
Bill Gates used an emulator, he could tap into the resources of his school, as it had a computer
[−]flomo · 2026-11-15 Sun 06:01 UTC · link
True, but Paul Allen wrote said emulator.
[−]fodkodrasz · 2026-11-15 Sun 09:45 UTC · link
Impressive. Very nice.
[−]whobre · 2026-11-15 Sun 12:26 UTC · link
Kildall used a similar approach to write CP/M. They all emulated microprocessors on DEC PDP-10 mainframes

https://nemanjatrifunovic.substack.com/p/pdp-10-and-microcom...

[−]ok123456 · 2026-11-15 Sun 18:33 UTC · link
Tap/stole is a fine line.