Visual Basic for DOS?

From: Mike Allison <mallison_at_konnections.com>
Date: Sun Feb 1 22:21:01 1998

I kept thinking that there was a separate QuickBasic compiler that one
had to purchase, but then I couldn't think of why you'd buy QBasic, when
you got QBasic. I guess that spells it out.

-Mike

David C. Jenner wrote:
>
> 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
>
Received on Sun Feb 01 1998 - 22:21:01 GMT