威廉·亨利·盖茨三世 1976年2月3 对我来讲,现在的电脑爱好者圈里最要命的问题就是缺乏优秀软件,相关书籍和应用软件。如果没有好的软件和一个懂得编程的所有者,个人电脑简直就是一种浪费。高质量的软件可以被业余爱好者编写出来吗? 我们已经从成百的BASIC使用者得到了反馈,他们都给予了BASIC非常肯定的评价。尽管如此,这里仍有两个令人惊讶的问题。1、绝大多数“用户”都没有购买BASIC(只有不到10％的Altair用户购买了BASIC)。2、我们收到的版税如果按 William Henry Gates III February 1976 3 For me, the most devastating issue in the modern computer enthusiast community is the lack of good software, related books and applications. Without good software and an owner who knows how to program, personal computers are simply a waste of money. Can high-quality software be written by hobbyists? We have received feedback from hundreds of BASIC users, all of whom have given BASIC a very positive rating. In spite of this, there are still two surprising issues. 1, The vast majority of “users” did not buy BASIC (less than 10% Altair users bought BASIC). 2, if we press the royalties received