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==Description==
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'''Liberty BASIC''' is an interpreter inspired by [[QBasic]] that allows development of GUI programs in addition to CLI programs. The author has discontinued the development of the OS/2 version, but provides a fully functional version of the last beta as a free download and states on his  [http://www.libertybasic.com/tour_download.html download page] that it is now free even though the documentation talks about shareware payment.
  
==Version==
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===License===
'''* Latest Version for OS/2-eCS''': Liberty BASIC v0.90 Beta
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Commercial Software. OS/2 version discontinued and is now freeware.
  
==Links==
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===Author===
'''OS/2-eCS Port:''' [http://os2site.com/sw/dev/basic/lb091.zip]
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* Shoptalk Systems (Carl Gundel)
  
'''Official Web Site:''' [http://www.libertybasic.com]
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==Versions==
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;OS/2 (Beta)
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*0.1 (Nov 1993)
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*0.2 (Dec 1993)
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*0.3 (Jan 1994)
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*0.4 (Feb 1994)
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*0.5 (Mar 1994)
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*0.91 (Jul 1996)
  
==License==
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;Windows 16-bit (Win-OS/2)
Commercial Software. OS/2 version discontinued.
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*1.3
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*1.41 (1999-03-01)
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*1.42
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*2.02 (2001-06-01)
  
==Author==
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;Windows 32
* Carl Gundel - carlg@libertybasic.com
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*3.0 (2002-04-08)
 
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*3.01 (2002-04-24)
==Related Articles==
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*3.02 (2002-09-18)
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*3.03 (2003-05-26)
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*4.0 (2003-11-22)
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*4.01 (2004-09-19)
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*4.02 (2005-06-06)
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*4.03 (2006-01-02)
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*4.04 (2010-07-31) - Vista and Windows 7 compatibility
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*4.5.0 (2015-08-11)
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*4.5.1 (2017-05-31)
  
 
==Publications==
 
==Publications==
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* Wallace Wang: ''Beginning Programming for Dummies'' - Hungry Minds
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* Wallace Wang: ''Beginning Programming for Dummies'' 2nd ed. - Hungry Minds 2001, ISBN 0-7645-0835-0
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* Wallace Wang: ''Beginning Programming for Dummies'' 3rd ed. - Hungry Minds 2003
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* Wallace Wang: ''Beginning Programming for Dummies'' 4th ed. - Hungry Minds 2006
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* Greg Perry: ''SAMS Teach Yourself Beginning Programming in 24 Hours'' - SAMS 2001
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* Carl Gundel: ''Beginning Programming with Liberty BASIC'' - 2009, ISBN 0557228115
  
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==Links==
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*Official Web Site: http://www.libertybasic.com
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*[http://www.libertybasicuniversity.com/lbnews/ The Liberty Basic Newsletter Online]
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*[http://lbpe.wikispaces.com Liberty BASIC Programmer's Encyclopedia]
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*OS/2 Port: ftp://hobbes.nmsu.edu/pub/os2/dev/basic/lb091.zip
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*WinOS/2: http://www.libertybasic.com/lb202win.zip (Shareware)
  
[[Category: Tools]]
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[[Category:BASIC interpreter]]

Latest revision as of 22:32, 27 June 2020

Liberty BASIC is an interpreter inspired by QBasic that allows development of GUI programs in addition to CLI programs. The author has discontinued the development of the OS/2 version, but provides a fully functional version of the last beta as a free download and states on his download page that it is now free even though the documentation talks about shareware payment.

License

Commercial Software. OS/2 version discontinued and is now freeware.

Author

  • Shoptalk Systems (Carl Gundel)

Versions

OS/2 (Beta)
  • 0.1 (Nov 1993)
  • 0.2 (Dec 1993)
  • 0.3 (Jan 1994)
  • 0.4 (Feb 1994)
  • 0.5 (Mar 1994)
  • 0.91 (Jul 1996)
Windows 16-bit (Win-OS/2)
  • 1.3
  • 1.41 (1999-03-01)
  • 1.42
  • 2.02 (2001-06-01)
Windows 32
  • 3.0 (2002-04-08)
  • 3.01 (2002-04-24)
  • 3.02 (2002-09-18)
  • 3.03 (2003-05-26)
  • 4.0 (2003-11-22)
  • 4.01 (2004-09-19)
  • 4.02 (2005-06-06)
  • 4.03 (2006-01-02)
  • 4.04 (2010-07-31) - Vista and Windows 7 compatibility
  • 4.5.0 (2015-08-11)
  • 4.5.1 (2017-05-31)

Publications

  • Wallace Wang: Beginning Programming for Dummies - Hungry Minds
  • Wallace Wang: Beginning Programming for Dummies 2nd ed. - Hungry Minds 2001, ISBN 0-7645-0835-0
  • Wallace Wang: Beginning Programming for Dummies 3rd ed. - Hungry Minds 2003
  • Wallace Wang: Beginning Programming for Dummies 4th ed. - Hungry Minds 2006
  • Greg Perry: SAMS Teach Yourself Beginning Programming in 24 Hours - SAMS 2001
  • Carl Gundel: Beginning Programming with Liberty BASIC - 2009, ISBN 0557228115

Links