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'''QuickBasicQuickBASIC''' is a [[BASIC]] compiler/interpreter for DOS and OS/2. It should not be confused with [[QBasic]], which is purely an interpreter-only version of QuickBASIC 4.5 with somewhat reduced instruction set. An [[IDE]] has been included with QuickBasic since version 2.0.
 
'''QuickBASIC Extended 7.1''' (also called '''Microsoft BASIC Professional Development System 7.1''' or '''QBX''') was the final product in the QuickBASIC line. (According to [[wp:QuickBASIC|Wikipedia's QuickBASIC entry]], the QBX IDE did not run under OS/2.)
 
Microsoft eventually replaced QuickBASIC with [[Visual Basic]]. (Visual Basic 1 for DOS can compile most <!-- or all? --> QB code unchanged.)
 
The QuickBASIC language has become something of a de facto standard, inspiring several later compilers, many of which attempt to be QB-compatible (with varying degrees of success). A few of the modern compilers include:
* [http://www.arargh.com/basic/ BCET]
* [[FreeBASIC]]
* [[wp:QB64|QB64]]
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