QBasic

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QBasic
DeveloperMicrosoft Corporation
First appeared1991 - 2000
OSMS-DOS, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Me, PC-DOS
LicenseMS-EULA
Websitewww.microsoft.com
Influenced by
QuickBASIC, GW-BASIC

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.

Example[change | change source]

An example Hello World program in QBasic:

PRINT "Hello, World!"

References[change | change source]

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