Visual Basic for DOS?

From: David C. Jenner <djenner_at_halcyon.com>
Date: Sun Feb 1 20:54:08 1998

Well, I should have checked before responding. Here is more (correct)
detail:

1) QBasic is not QuickBasic; QBasic came with DOS, QuickBasic was a more
extensive, separate product.
2) QuickBasic got to version 4.5 in 1988.
3) Versions 1 (1991) through 3 (1993) of Visual Basic were available for
DOS (as well as Windows).

QuickBasic was based on a GUI, albeit in character mode.

Dave

Mike Allison wrote:
>
> Max:
>
> I believe a shop in town had version 1.0 of VBasic. I'll check and see
> if it ran on DOS. I think the whole idea was windows' programming, so I
> can't see why, but one never knows....
>
> There's also MS Basic compiler and QBasic.
>
> I think as Dave said, QBasic is as close as you'll get. I'll check
> tomorrow (monday) or Tuesday, fersher.
>
> -Mike
>
> David C. Jenner wrote:
> >
> > Max,
> >
> > There was a Microsoft QuickBasic for DOS. I believe it got up to at
> > least version 4.0. I used it long ago on a project or two.
> >
> > You probably can find a cheap (~$20?) copy of this at some used software
> > store, like Half Price Software.
> >
> > Dave
> >
> > Max Eskin wrote:
> > >
> > > It is my understanding that there was once a (Microsoft?) Visual Basic
> > > for DOS. Was it like VB for Windows, and was it any better than QBasic?
> > > If someone has a copy, could they let me (ahem) borrow it?
> > >
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