GW-BASIC
Sign in to saveGW-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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- Programming language.name
- GW-BASIC
- Programming language.logo
- 300px
- Programming language.developer
- Microsoft
- Programming language.latest release version
- 3.23
- Programming language.influenced by
- IBM Cassette BASIC, IBM Disk BASIC, IBM BASICA
- Programming language.influenced
- QBasic, QuickBasic, MSX BASIC
- Programming language.operating system
- DOS
- Programming language.license
- ProprietaryMIT License (v1.0)
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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.
The language is suitable for simple games, business programs and the like. Since it was included with most versions of MS-DOS, it was also a low-cost way for many aspiring programmers to learn the fundamentals of computer programming. Microsoft also sold a BASIC compiler, BASCOM, compatible with GW-BASIC, for programs needing more speed.