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'''True BASIC''' is the commercial version of the original [[:Category:BASIC|BASIC]] by Kemeny and Kurtz. True BASIC formerly supported a few different platforms, but recent versions require [[Windows]]. |
'''True BASIC''' is the commercial version of the original [[:Category:BASIC|BASIC]] by Kemeny and Kurtz. True BASIC formerly supported a few different platforms, but recent versions require [[Windows]]. |
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True BASIC started out as an [[wp:BASIC#Standards|ANSI BASIC]]- |
True BASIC started out as an [[wp:BASIC#Standards|ANSI BASIC]]-compliant compiler, with enhancements soon added to extend the functionality. The code is somewhat similar to old [[Microsoft]] BASIC code (i.e. [[BASICA]] and [[:Category:GW-BASIC|GW-BASIC]]), but is dissimilar enough that it requires translation. The True BASIC website offers a free "BASIC-to-True BASIC" converter to ease the process (and also a [[:Category:Fortran|Fortran]]-to-True BASIC converter). |
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Rosetta Code seems to have no True BASIC-specific solutions. |
Rosetta Code seems to have no True BASIC-specific solutions. |