IBM ROM BASIC or lack thereof

From: ajp166 <ajp166_at_bellatlantic.net>
Date: Tue Oct 2 19:14:55 2001

I also have W95osr2 cdroms with Qbasic on them as old software.

My dos 5.0 kit has Qbasic and the 6.22full kit has it as well. the 6.22
upgrade does nto as it already part of the system (upgrade from dos5.0).

Allison

-----Original Message-----
From: Sipke de Wal <sipke_at_wxs.nl>
To: classiccmp_at_classiccmp.org <classiccmp_at_classiccmp.org>
Date: Tuesday, October 02, 2001 7:55 PM
Subject: Re: IBM ROM BASIC or lack thereof


>My CD-ROM is a special release for educational institutions and
>may have the PLUS CD incorporated !
>
>Sipke de Wal
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>----- Original Message -----
>From: Russ Blakeman <rhblakeman_at_kih.net>
>To: <classiccmp_at_classiccmp.org>
>Sent: Wednesday, October 03, 2001 12:04 AM
>Subject: RE: IBM ROM BASIC or lack thereof
>
>
>> Not on my 95, 98 second edition or ME machines, even searched using
>> FIND...nope but it is on my Windows 3.11 machine, as it came with DOS
>> 6.22...
>>
>> -> -----Original Message-----
>> -> From: owner-classiccmp_at_classiccmp.org
>> -> [mailto:owner-classiccmp_at_classiccmp.org]On Behalf Of Iggy Drougge
>> -> Sent: Tuesday, October 02, 2001 12:00 AM
>> -> To: Glen Goodwin
>> -> Subject: Re: IBM ROM BASIC or lack thereof
>> ->
>> ->
>> -> Glen Goodwin skrev:
>> ->
>> -> >> Isn't QBASIC delivered even to this day with Windows systems?
That's a
>> -> >much
>> -> >> nicer basic, and it features online help, which is great for
kids.
>> ->
>> -> >No BASIC of any kind from Win95 on up.
>> ->
>> -> Since my only Windows machine is de-electrified right now, I
>> -> can't test that,
>> -> but I am certain that I've run QBASIC on it. Would anyone
>> -> sitting at one try
>> -> that from a prompt?
>> ->
>> -> --
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>> ->
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