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GW-BASIC

GW-BASIC is a dialect of the BASIC programming language developed by Microsoft from IBM BASICA. Functionally identical to BASICA, its BASIC interpreter is a fully self-contained executable and does not need the Cassette BASIC ROM found in the original. It was bundled with MS-DOS operating systems on IBM PC–compatibles by Microsoft.

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Developer
Microsoft
First appeared
1983; 43 years ago (1983)
License
Proprietary MIT License (v1.0)
OS
DOS
Stable release
3.23 / 1988; 38 years ago (1988)

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GW-BASIC

Nodes63
Edges62
Triples48
Avg. degree1.97
Density0.031746
Components1

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GW-BASIC

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related to Name · 19
GW-BASIC → BASIC, Bill Gates, Gates, Gee Whiz, Gee-Whiz, Gee-Whiz BASIC, Graphics, Greg Whitten, GW, It, Microsoft, Microsoft Press, Microsoft's, Other, The Microsoft User Manual, There, Whitten, William, Windows
related to Features · 11
GW-BASIC → ASCII, BASEstatement, BASIC-80, BASICA/GW-BASIC, Common, IBM BASICA, IBM PC, INPUT, MBASIC, WENDloopsVariable, WHILE
related to External links · 8
GW-BASIC → BASIC, DOS, GitHubGW-BASIC, GW-BASIC User's ManualGary Beene's, Information Center Archived, October, Wayback Machine, Windows
is a · 2
GW-BASIC → dialect of the BASIC programming language developed by Microsoft from IBM BASICA, one included with Compaq DOS 1.13
Developer · 1
GW-BASIC → Microsoft
First appeared · 1
GW-BASIC → 1983; 43 years ago (1983)
License · 1
GW-BASIC → Proprietary MIT License (v1.0)
OS · 1
GW-BASIC → DOS
Stable release · 1
GW-BASIC → 3.23 / 1988; 38 years ago (1988)

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basic microsoft basica also ibm graphics versions programs language ms-dos program support version features variables pc programming name compiler qbasic

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GW-BASICDeveloperMicrosoft1.00infobox
GW-BASICFirst appeared1983; 43 years ago (1983)1.00infobox
GW-BASICLicenseProprietary MIT License (v1.0)1.00infobox
GW-BASICOSDOS1.00infobox
GW-BASICStable release3.23 / 1988; 38 years ago (1988)1.00infobox
GW-BASICis adialect of the BASIC programming language developed by Microsoft from IBM BASICA0.90text
GW-BASICis aone included with Compaq DOS 1.130.90text
soundinstance ofBASICA adds many features for the IBM PC0.80text
graphicsinstance ofBASICA adds many features for the IBM PC0.80text
and memory commandsinstance ofBASICA adds many features for the IBM PC0.80text
GW-BASICrelated to External linksGitHubGW-BASIC0.60section
GW-BASICrelated to External linksWayback Machine0.60section

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