Microsoft QuickBASIC (abbreviated as QB , or incorrectly " QBasic ") is an integrated development environment and BASIC programming language compiler developed by Microsoft from 1985 to 1988. There were versions for DOS and Mac OS . The BASIC dialect used is based on the GW-BASIC dialect, however, it is much more advanced in comparison with it: there is support for custom types, structural programming constructs, support for graphical and disk operations is significantly expanded, programs are compiled, not interpreted. The product was marketed as a transitional version to the Microsoft BASIC Professional Development System.
Content
- 1 History
- 2 See also
- 3 notes
- 4 Literature
- 5 Links
History
Version 1.0 for DOS was released in 1985 [1] . Starting with version 2.0, an integrated development environment with a visual source editor appears.
Among the notable innovations in the language are the absence of line numbering; later versions have added control structures such as multi-line conditional statements and loops to the language.
The latest released version was 4.5 and was released in 1988. [1] In 1990, version 4.5 was re-released with a modified structure of the installation disks [2] . The development of QuickBASIC as the Microsoft BASIC Professional Development System continued until version 7.1, which was released in 1991 [1] .
In 1988, QuickBASIC 1.00 was released for Macintosh computers ; system requirements included 1 megabyte of RAM and an operating system version of at least 4.10 and Finder at least 5.50 [3] .
A stripped-down version of QuickBASIC 4.5 called QBasic was distributed with MS-DOS version 5 and later, as well as various versions of Windows .
QuickBasic 4.5 is available for download on the Microsoft website for MSDN subscribers [4] .
Since 2007, independent developers have been developing the cross-platform compiler QB64 (originally QB32), which implements QuickBASIC, expanded with modern means of working with graphics, music and the network.
See also
- Gw-basic
- QBasic
- Microsoft Visual Basic
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 3 Microsoft Visual Studio Release History / Timelines / Milestones .
- ↑ QuickBasic 4.50 Repackaged Manual and Disks, September 1990 . Microsoft Date of treatment January 6, 2010. Archived February 27, 2012.
- ↑ System requirements QuickBASIC for Macintosh . Microsoft Date of treatment January 6, 2010. Archived February 27, 2012.
- ↑ MSDN Subscriptions: Downloadable Materials . Microsoft Date of treatment January 15, 2010. Archived February 27, 2012.
Literature
- Zeldner G. A. Programmable in QuickBASIC 4.5. - 2nd ed., Rev. and add. - M .: ABF, 1996 .-- 432 p. - 11,000 copies. - ISBN 5-87484-059-1 .
- Nameroff S. QuickBASIC: the complete reference. - Osborne McGraw-Hill, 1989 .-- 593 p. - ISBN 007881362X . .
- Noggle JH QuickBASIC programming for scientists and engineers . - CRC Press, 1992 .-- 377 p. - ISBN 0849344344 . .
- Todd M. Microsoft Quick Basic, Version 4.0. Language Offers Sophisticated Programming Environment // InfoWorld. - 1988. - T. 10 , No. 9 . - S. 57–62 . .