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Actually the core of all those early systems was Microsoft Basic even the original IBM PC had a Basic in ROM. If you wanted low-level access you just poked Ass
by C1sc0cat 8y ago
Actually the core of all those early systems was Microsoft Basic even the original IBM PC had a Basic in ROM.
If you wanted low-level access you just poked Assembly code
Most of the really early Home Pc's had such limited hardware that running a compiler was not practical - you could get compilers for CPM systems but they where more professional systems with a price tag to match.
Even than a top of the line Cromecho s100 was a lot cheaper than say a pdp11/03