Microsoft mayelana nokuvula ikhodi yomthombo yomhumushi wolimi lokuhlela , eza nesistimu yokusebenza ye-MS-DOS. Ikhodi Ilayisensi ngaphansi kwelayisense ye-MIT. Ikhodi ibhalwe ku-8088 assembler futhi isuselwe kusethi engaphansi yekhodi yomthombo yasekuqaleni, yangomhla ziyi-10 kuNhlolanja 1983.
Ukusebenzisa ilayisensi ye-MIT kukuvumela ukuthi uguqule ngokukhululekile, usabalalise, futhi usebenzise ikhodi emikhiqizweni yakho, kodwa i-Microsoft ngeke ize yamukele izicelo zokudonsela endaweni yokugcina izinto, njengoba ikhodi ingase ibe nesithakazelo kuphela ngezinjongo zomlando nezemfundo.
Ukushicilelwa kwe-GW-BASIC kwenezelwe ngonyaka owandulela owedlule, ikhodi yomthombo yesistimu yokusebenza , endaweni yokugcina lapho ngisho umsebenzi othile.
Source: opennet.ru
