Try http://www.rapideuphoria.com/.

It=B4s an easy and powerfull languague that runs under dos,windows and=
 linux.
Can interact with C, Create DLLs... very nice.

Rubens

At 19:28 7/6/2004, you wrote:
>try www.libertybasic.com
>lots of support windows
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Russell McMahon" <apptech@PARADISE.NET.NZ>
>To: <PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU>
>Sent: Monday, June 07, 2004 6:08 AM
>Subject: Re: [OT] freeware/shareware basic for dos/windows?
>
>
> > > Is there a shareware or freeware version of basic for dos/windows?
> >
> > QBASIC interpreter runs under DOS or in a Windows DOS box (or=
 equivalent)
> > and came with various flavours of MSDOS and is arguably essentially=
 public
> > domain for any application running on Windows.
> >
> > Quick Basic is the compiling version which was sold by Microsoft but has
>not
> > been for many years. It makes stand alone EXE files.
> > It can no longer be bought new. Versionsare available for download from
>the
> > web although it is questionable whether Microsoft considers this legal.
> > (Remember the rule of thumb to use when wondering about such things:
> > Micro$oft consider they have perpetual and inalienable rights to
>everything
> > they have ever produced, much of what anyone has ever shown them, a fair
>bit
> > of what other people have produced and some of the stuff they have not=
 yet
> > heard about. Their lawyers are working on redressing Micro$oft$
>inequitable
> > position in such matters). )
> >
> > FirstBASIC compiler from PowerBASIC Inc (USA) is a superset of Quick=
 BASIC
>/
> > QBASIC.
> > (Also incidentally it's essentially identical to Borland's one time
> > TurboBASIC - they wrote it, sold it to Borland, and then bought the=
 rights
> > from Borland when Borland decided not to continue it. Or, at least,=
 that's
> > something like what they told me when I asked them why the code produced
>was
> > about a 90% match with Borland's product). It's actually quite=
 reasonable
> > for what it's meant to do.
> > It is relatively cheap ($US50 - $US100?). They make many more capable=
 and
> > more expensive products.
> >
> > All the above are capable of manipulating hardware from a DOS=
 environment
> > and may be run under Windows as well.
> >
> > Visual BASIC is Microsoft's current Windows only product.
> >
> > XP / WIN2000 / NT will give you hassles with direct hardware access.
> >
> >
> >
> >         Russell McMahon
> >
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