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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.

Key facts

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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Source code

This repo contains the original source-code for Microsoft's GW-BASIC interpreter, as of 1983. All files within this repo are released under the MIT (OSI) License as per the LICENSE file stored in the root of this repo. The source files in this repo are for historical reference and will remain read-only and unmodified in their original state. Please do not send Pull Requests suggesting any modifications to the source files. Further contribution guidance can be found in the Contributor's Guide stored in the root of this repo. This project has adopted the Microsoft Open Source Code of Conduct. For more information see the Code of Conduct FAQ or contact [email protected] with any additional questions or comments.

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Wikidata facts

Developer
Microsoft
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inception
1983-01-01
source code repository URL
github.com/microsoft/GW-BASIC
copyright license
MIT License
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Article · 中文

GW-BASIC是高級程式設計語言BASIC的一個方言版本。這個版本的BASIC最早是微軟為康柏開發的,時間應該是在1984年,這一年11月,微軟首次為IBM之外的計算機廠商提供OEM版本的DOS,GW-BASIC是作為MS-DOS的一個組成部分問世的。 GW-BASIC在MS-DOS發行版本中,於1991年6月由微軟的QBasic所取代。應社群要求公開GW-BASIC原始碼,因此2020年5月22日微軟開源1983年2月10日的8088組合語言版本(體驗) (页面存档备份,存于互联网档案馆)。

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