PowerBASIC for DOS
PowerBASIC for DOS (a.k.a. PB/DOS) is a version of PowerBASIC. Somewhat obviously, this is the DOS compiler for PowerBASIC.
It's important to note that there are some fairly major language differences between PB/DOS and the Windows versions.
This programming language may be used to instruct a computer to perform a task.
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| Execution method: | Compiled (machine code) |
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| Parameter passing methods: | By reference, By value |
| Type safety: | Safe |
| Type strength: | Strong |
| Type compatibility: | Nominative |
| Type checking: | Static |
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PowerBASIC is a small family of compilers for DOS and Windows by PowerBASIC, Inc. Its main selling point is the efficiency of the compiler and its ease of use. (The "easy" part is debatable; working with windows is not as easy as Visual Basic, but then, almost nothing is.) For a brief history of PowerBASIC, read its Wikipedia entry.
Code example
Many of the BASIC examples listed on Rosetta Code will work unchanged in PowerBASIC -- especially the DOS version -- although there are often enough differences between PB and the various other BASICs (especially the Windows versions) to warrant PB-specific examples.