Ah the memories. I remember using both GW Basic and Q Basic when I was much younger. I remember sitting for hours each day working on a star wars game that turned out really well.
> From following wikipedia page: > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gwbasic > > "GW-BASIC was a dialect of the programming language BASIC > developed by Microsoft from BASICA, originally for Compaq. > It is compatible with Microsoft/IBM BASICA, but was disk > based and did not need the ROM BASIC. It was bundled with > MS-DOS operating systems on IBM PC compatibles by Microsoft. > Microsoft also sold a BASIC compiler, BASCOM, compatible > with GW-BASIC, for programs needing more speed. The language > was suitable for simple games, business programs and the > like. Since it was included with most versions of MS-DOS, it > was also a low cost way for many would-be programmers to > learn the fundamentals of computer programming.[1][2] With > the release of MS-DOS 5.0, GW-BASIC's place was eventually > taken by QBasic, the interpreter part of the separately > available QuickBASIC compiler." > > Stay well > > Jacob Kruger > Blind Biker > Skype: BlindZA > '...fate had broken his body, but not his spirit...' --- Gamers mailing list __ [email protected] If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to [email protected]. You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://mail.audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to [email protected].
