Microsoft's Altair BASIC yakanga yakakurumbira pakati pevashandi vekombiyuta, asi Gates akawana kuti kopi yepamberi-yemusika yakanga yabuda munharaunda uye yakanga ichikopwa uye ichiparadzirwa zvakanyanya. MunaFebruary 1976, Gates akanyora Tsamba Yakavhurika kuHobbyists muMITS tsamba yenhau umo akasimbisa kuti vanopfuura 90 muzana yevashandisi veMicrosoft Altair BASIC vakanga vasina kubhadhara Microsoft nokuda kwayo uye nokuita kudaro Altair "musika wekuvaraidza" waive pangozi yekubvisa kukurudzira kune chero nyanzvi yekuvandudza kugadzira, kuparadzira, uye kuchengetedza software yepamusoro. Tsamba iyi yakanga isingafarirwi nevashandi vakawanda vekombiyuta, asi Gates akaramba achitenda kuti vanogadzira software vanofanira kukwanisa kukumbira kubhadhara. Microsoft yakava MITS mukupera kwa1976, uye yakaramba ichigadzira mapurogiramu emitauro akasiyana-siyana.
Makore 1976