

This package comes with a number of demonstration and utility programs written in Basic. Visual Basic Programming System for MS-DOS. Size: 5.05 MB Download 4137 Downloads Visual Basic for DOS by Author: Microsoft The Setup program on disk 1 unpacks files as it installs them.Ī separate file unpacking utility (UNPACK.EXE) is provided for manual file decompression.

Each folder contains all files of one of the eight disks.įiles on the distribution disks are compressed (indicated by a dollar sign in the file extension) and must be decompressed before they are used.

Size: 5.42 MB Download 313004 Downloads QBX 7.1 Floppies by Author: Microsoft Quickbasic Extended 7.1 PDS (Professional Development System) aka QBX: The last version of QuickBasic it has a few slight improvements on QB 4.5 and alot of database commands (powerful built-in ISAM database routines) plus some extras. Size: 1.01 MB Download 58771 Downloads QuickBasic 7.1 by Author: Microsoft QBasic 4.5 - german version: For further information see english description above. Loads of extensions available, especially for game development, but also for applications: Move to download section Libraries for details. This download package contains all the files of the original release including all example files and demos! For a complete list of files and a short description of each file, look in. The untouched version, formerly distributed on seven floppies and the uncompressed portable bundle for instant usage. There are again two download offers below: This version is available for both OSs MS-DOS and Windows.Īfter that, Microsoft terminated developing DOS-based software development environments. Microsoft launched Visual Basic 1 (short: VB), which replaces QuickBASIC.

The Next Generation - Visual Basic for MS-DOS Second, the uncompressed version, which can be used immediately without installation. Therefore, QBX is particularly suitable for application development which has huge amounts of data to process.īelow are two download packages available:įirst, the untouched version, formerly distributed on eight 3½″ floppy disks with a maximum of 1.44 MB each. This version is also known as QuickBASIC Extended, in short: QBX.įinally, the command set was significantly enhanced, primarily in the field of databases usage. The final QuickBASIC Version - BASIC Professional Development System 7.1 This version is very appreciated by game developers in particular, but not exclusively.įor this purpose, a great number of extensions (program libraries) are available.īoth the english and german version are ready for download below. The most popular Compiler - QuickBASIC 4.5
