Credits and Disclaimers¶
Original Language: MBASIC 5.21 was created by Microsoft Corporation (1970s-1980s). See MBASIC History for the historical context and Microsoft's role in creating BASIC interpreters.
This Implementation: - Every line of code written by CLAUDE.ai Supervised by pet human Aaron Wohl (2025) - Independent, open-source project - Not created, endorsed, or supported by Microsoft - Based on published MBASIC 5.21 specifications and documentation - Created for educational purposes and historical software preservation
Credit Distribution: - Language design and historical implementation: Microsoft Corporation - This Python reimplementation: Andrew Wohl and contributors - Any bugs or issues in this implementation: Our responsibility, not Microsoft's - Quality of the original language design: Credit to Microsoft's team