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[[Image:GWBasic 3.22 in Windows386.jpg|thumb|150px|right|GWBasic 3.22]]
[[Image:GWBasic 3.22 in Windows386.jpg|thumb|150px|right|GWBasic 3.22]]
GWBasic was a simple [[BASIC]] language [[interpreter]] that started its life as BasicA that was sold to Compaq.


An excellent reference for GWBasic can be found here:
GW-BASIC, launched in 1983, is a disk-based [[BASIC]] language [[interpreter]] that was distributed with non-IBM [[MS-DOS]] computers, and supports all the graphics modes and features of BASICA.com on computers that do not have IBM Cassette BASIC in [[ROM]]s..


http://www.oocities.com/KindlyRat/GWBASIC.html
GWBasic.exe came with MS-DOS on machines (clones) that did not have Cassette Basic in ROMS.


Importantly are:
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*[http://www.oocities.com/KindlyRat/GWBASIC.EXE.zip GWBasic]
*[http://www.oocities.com/KindlyRat/GWBASIC_Help.zip Help files in a Windows help file]
*[http://www.oocities.com/KindlyRat/COMPILER.zip A compiler for GWBasic]


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==External links==
 
* [http://www.oocities.com/KindlyRat/GWBASIC.html GW-BASIC] - an excellent reference for GWBasic
** [http://www.oocities.com/KindlyRat/GWBASIC.EXE.zip GWBasic]
** [http://www.oocities.com/KindlyRat/COMPILER.zip A compiler for GWBasic]
** [http://www.oocities.com/KindlyRat/GWBASIC_Help.zip Help files] - in a Windows help file


[[Category: Languages]]
[[Category: BASIC Dialects]]

Latest revision as of 17:32, 20 June 2023

GWBasic 3.22

GW-BASIC, launched in 1983, is a disk-based BASIC language interpreter that was distributed with non-IBM MS-DOS computers, and supports all the graphics modes and features of BASICA.com on computers that do not have IBM Cassette BASIC in ROMs..

GWBasic.exe came with MS-DOS on machines (clones) that did not have Cassette Basic in ROMS.

External links