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Chapter 2
THE SHORT VERSION
QuickBasic is a programming language developed by Microsoft for use in the MS-DOS operating system. It is the successor of earlier forms of BASIC (Beginners All-Purpose Symbolic Instruction Code), a simple programming language for beginning programmers. QB is an ideal programming language for beginners because of its intuitive commands, simple structure and flexibility. It is well-documented, and hundreds of tutorials and sample programs are available for download on the Internet.
QuickBasic is a programming language developed by Microsoft for use in the MS-DOS operating system. It is the successor of earlier forms of BASIC (Beginners All-Purpose Symbolic Instruction Code), a simple programming language for beginning programmers. QB is an ideal programming language for beginners because of its intuitive commands, simple structure and flexibility. It is well-documented, and hundreds of tutorials and sample programs are available for download on the Internet.
THE LONG VERSION
In 1985, Microsoft released the first version of QuickBasic, a faster and more feature-rich version of BASIC. It replaced GW-BASIC, which had been the reigning version of BASIC for MS-DOS for several years. During the late 1980's, Microsoft published several updates of QuickBasic until late 1988, when QuickBasic 4.5 was released. This is considered by many to be the last true version of QuickBasic. Microsoft continued development of the QuickBasic language through its Professional Development System (PDS), the last release of which was version 7.1. The PDS version has sometimes been called QuickBASIC Extended. QuickBasic 4.5 is the version of choice for most QB programmers because of its built-in compiler and ability to load external QuickLibrary (.qlb)extensions..
In 1985, Microsoft released the first version of QuickBasic, a faster and more feature-rich version of BASIC. It replaced GW-BASIC, which had been the reigning version of BASIC for MS-DOS for several years. During the late 1980's, Microsoft published several updates of QuickBasic until late 1988, when QuickBasic 4.5 was released. This is considered by many to be the last true version of QuickBasic. Microsoft continued development of the QuickBasic language through its Professional Development System (PDS), the last release of which was version 7.1. The PDS version has sometimes been called QuickBASIC Extended. QuickBasic 4.5 is the version of choice for most QB programmers because of its built-in compiler and ability to load external QuickLibrary (.qlb)extensions..