QBasic

QBasic is a programming language made by Microsoft which was included with Windows 95 and MS-DOS.[1] QBasic is a more limited version of QuickBasic, released in 1985. While today considered almost obsolete, it is still a popular language for beginners and especially for educational purposes.

QBasic
Appeared in1991 - 2000
DeveloperMicrosoft Corporation
Influenced byQuickBASIC, GW-BASIC
OSMS-DOS, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Me, PC-DOS
LicenseMS-EULA
Websitewww.microsoft.com

Example

An example Hello World program in QBasic:

<syntaxhighlight lang="qbasic"> PRINT "Hello, World!" </syntaxhighlight>

References

  1. "Microsoft BASIC version information". Retrieved 2008-06-12.