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QuickBASIC

Microsoft QuickBASIC (also QB) is an Integrated Development Environment (or IDE) and compiler for the BASIC programming language that was developed by Microsoft. QuickBASIC runs mainly on MS-DOS, though there was also a short-lived version for Classic Mac OS. It is loosely based on GW-BASIC but adds user-defined types, improved programming structures…

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Developer
Microsoft
First appeared
1985; 41 years ago (1985)
License
Proprietary
OS
MS-DOS, PC DOS, OS/2
Paradigm
Procedural
Stable release
7.1 / 1990; 36 years ago (1990)

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QuickBASIC

Nodes49
Edges48
Triples41
Avg. degree1.96
Density0.040816
Components1

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QuickBASIC

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related to Current uses · 11
QuickBASIC → Alternatives, DOS, DOSBox, FreeBASIC, GUIs, Linux, QB64, QBasic/QuickBASIC, The, Today, Web
related to history · 8
QuickBASIC → Although, August, IDE, Integrated Development Environment, KB, Later, Microsoft, Program
related to QuickBASIC Interpreters · 7
QuickBASIC → Learn BASIC Now, Microsoft Press, Microsoft QBasic, Microsoft QuickBASIC Interpreter, MS-DOS, QB, QBI
related to Successors · 7
QuickBASIC → FreeBASIC, Linux, Microsoft's Visual Basic, Other, PowerBASIC, QB64, Windows
Developer · 1
QuickBASIC → Microsoft
First appeared · 1
QuickBASIC → 1985; 41 years ago (1985)
License · 1
QuickBASIC → Proprietary
OS · 1
QuickBASIC → MS-DOS, PC DOS, OS/2
Paradigm · 1
QuickBASIC → Procedural
Stable release · 1
QuickBASIC → 7.1 / 1990; 36 years ago (1990)

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basic microsoft interpreter also compiler version qbasic system ms-dos dos included development programming freebasic qb64 gw-basic program run pds pc

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QuickBASICDeveloperMicrosoft1.00infobox
QuickBASICFirst appeared1985; 41 years ago (1985)1.00infobox
QuickBASICLicenseProprietary1.00infobox
QuickBASICOSMS-DOS, PC DOS, OS/21.00infobox
QuickBASICParadigmProcedural1.00infobox
QuickBASICStable release7.1 / 1990; 36 years ago (1990)1.00infobox
QuickBASICTyping disciplineStatic, strong1.00infobox
QuickBASICrelated to Current usesGUIs0.60section
QuickBASICrelated to Current usesThe0.60section
QuickBASICrelated to Current usesWeb0.60section
QuickBASICrelated to Current usesToday0.60section
QuickBASICrelated to Current usesDOS0.60section

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