Not Quite.  Basica relied on code in the IBM PCs rom to work since the
original PC had a version of basic in ROM. The clones never had basic in
ROM so needed a more complete version. GWBASIC was a full basic image that
was compatible with the IBM version and would run on any system where
Basica would run only on IBMs systems.


At 12:27 PM 12/23/98 PST, you wrote:
>"GWBASIC" was shipped on the original IBM-PCs as "basica" - "advanced basic."
>There was some sort of weirdness that occured, and the version that shipped
>with unbundled DOS ended up named gwbasic...
>
>BillW
>
>
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