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  Re: The Case For Quick Basic In The 21st Century. Melzzzzz <mel@zzzzz.com> - 2015-12-14 03:40 +0100

#371977 — Re: The Case For Quick Basic In The 21st Century.

On Wed, 11 Nov 2015 19:52:10 -0800 (PST)
mskeon@optusnet.com.au wrote:

> The Case For Quick Basic In The 21st Century. 
> 
> Prior to the introduction of Windows 7, the files Qbasic.exe and 
> Qbasic.hlp were included in the self extracting zip file, olddos.exe, 
> which was available as a free download from Microsoft. It's no longer 
> available. 
> 
> Early in 2013 I asked this question of the Microsoft Community; "How
> do I obtain permission to store a copy of Qbasic on my web pages that
> can be downloaded by anyone wishing to do so? Permission is all I
> require."
> 
> I was given verbal permission in a phone conversation with a
> Microsoft representative. He said the software was obsolete and of no
> further use to Microsoft. I couldn't expect more than a verbal OK in
> this case. 
> 
> I've stored the necessary info for downloading Qbasic at this
> address. http://members.optusnet.com.au/mskeon/qbastest.html 
> 
> If Qbasic was installed in every computer on earth, it would be one
> of the greatest communication tools emerging from the 20th century.
> There's nothing else in the world that compares in this field. The
> problem now is that XP is the latest Windows version that will
> properly run the software and most folk have progressed beyond that. 
> 
> Quick Basic can be used to generate the frames for animations. But 
> creating animations is very time consuming and the files can be
> extremely large. Posting a Qbasic program of only a few thousand
> bytes can give the equivalent of an animation that would fill up a
> hard drive, and it will have user input capability. 
> 
> This program performs calculations at 7.6 million steps 
> http://members.optusnet.com.au/mskeon/mercxmp3.html 
> Its purpose should be evident here 
> http://members.optusnet.com.au/mskeon/pio-merc.html
> 
> -----
> 
> Max Keon

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/QB64

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