BASIC Implementations
DOS Implementations
Interpreter
- BBC Basic - Discontinued but supplied for free with the Windows version of the product.
- Bywater Basic - Open source
- Canon Basic - Discontinued - A scripting variant of this language is still used for embedded programming by Canon.
- GW-BASIC - developed by Microsoft for DOS OEM
- IBM PC BASIC - developed by Microsoft for IBM PC
- Mallard BASIC PC - developed by Locomotive Software Ltd.
- MICRO-BASIC - developed by Dave Dunfield
- Napoleon Brandy Basic - Open Source
- PBASIC - Discontinued - Aka Digital Research Personal Basic or Metacomco Basic - compatible with CP/M MBASIC
- QBasic - introduced with MS-DOS 5, also included in OS/2 2.0 and later versions.
Compiler
- ApBasic - Shareware
- ASIC - Shareware
- Better Basic - Commercial
- CBasic - Discontinued - First Symantec product - Distributed by DRI
- FranzBasic
- FreeBasic - Open Source GPL
- GFA Basic - Free Download
- Microsoft Basic Professional - Commercial
- Microsoft QuickBasic - Commercial
- Microsoft Visual Basic - Version 1 offered DOS support.
- MTBASIC (Softaid) - Commercial
- MWBasic - Aka MB86
- Omni Basic - Commercial
- PowerBasic - Commercial
- Sparry Basic - Commercial
- SuperSoft BASIC Compiler - Commercial
- Borland Turbo Basic - Commercial
- True Basic - Commercial - Versions up to 4.01 supported DOS.
DOS text & programmers editors with Basic language support
- Boxer - "Street Basic", QBasic and Visual Basic support included by default.
- BRIEF - "Street Basic", QBasic, CBASIC, Turbo Basic and Visual Basic support included by default, although it depends on version.
Win-OS/2 Implementations
- CA Realizer - Versions 1 to 3 offer Win-OS/2 support.
- GFA Basic - Discontinued - Free Download - Limited support available from a third party.
- Liberty BASIC - Discontinued - Last version that works under Win-OS/2 is 2.02
- Microsoft Basic Professional - Commercial - Cross development from DOS or OS/2 only.
- Microsoft Visual Basic - Versions 1 to 4 offer Win-OS/2 support.
- True Basic - Versions up to 5.3 supported Win-OS/2