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==Versions==
==Versions==
* 1983: included with Compaq DOS 1.13
* 1.00 (1983) - included with Compaq DOS 1.13
* 3.20 (1986) - with MS-DOS 3.20
* 2.02 (1984)
* 3.20 (1986) - with MS-DOS 3.20, EGA support
* 3.22
* 3.22
* 3.23 (1988) - shipped with [[MS-DOS]] 4.01
* 3.23 (1988) - shipped with [[MS-DOS]] 4.01


A special version called HBASIC was shipped with Hercules Graphics Cards.
A special version called HBASIC was shipped with Hercules Graphics Cards.
==Publications==
* ''Microsoft GW-BASIC User's Guide and Reference'' - Microsoft Press 1989, ISBN 1-55615-260-4


==Links==
==Links==
* [https://archive.org/details/MicrosoftGwBasic Microsoft GW-Basic Manual] - At the [[Archive.org]] website.
* https://github.com/microsoft/GW-BASIC
* https://github.com/microsoft/GW-BASIC


[[Category:BASIC interpreter]]
[[Category:BASIC interpreter]]

Latest revision as of 23:36, 14 February 2024

GW-BASIC is a variant of Basic developed by Microsoft Corporation and sold as an alternative to IBM PC BASIC to OEMs that made IBM PC clones, and was typically bundled with OEM versions of MS-DOS and MS-OS/2.

Versions

  • 1.00 (1983) - included with Compaq DOS 1.13
  • 2.02 (1984)
  • 3.20 (1986) - with MS-DOS 3.20, EGA support
  • 3.22
  • 3.23 (1988) - shipped with MS-DOS 4.01

A special version called HBASIC was shipped with Hercules Graphics Cards.

Publications

  • Microsoft GW-BASIC User's Guide and Reference - Microsoft Press 1989, ISBN 1-55615-260-4

Links