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'''QuickBASIC''' is a [[BASIC]] compiler/interpreter for DOS and OS/2. It should not be confused with [[QBasic]], which is an interpreter-only version of QuickBASIC 4.5 with a reduced instruction set. An [[IDE]] has been included with QuickBasic since version 2.0.
The final product in the QuickBASIC line was '''QuickBASIC Extended 7.1''',
Microsoft eventually replaced QuickBASIC with [[Visual Basic]]. (Visual Basic 1 for DOS can compile most
==QBasic==
QBasic is an interpreter that [[Microsoft]] distributed with later versions of [[MS-DOS]]. It is based on QuickBASIC 4.5, with parts of the language and the [[compiler]] removed. Any program specifically written for QBasic will work under QuickBASIC 4.5 or later without changes.
=="Standard"==
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]
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