Elias Sunny What is QBASIC?
QBASIC is a a stripped-down version of
QuickBasic that Microsoft released in 1991,
which was included for free with MS-DOS 5
and later versions. It also comes packed-in
with the Windows 95 and Windows 98
operating systems.
QBASIC is shareware. The latest version,
Version 1.1 is available right here (287KB).
What is the difference between QBASIC
and QuickBasic?
While QBASIC is shareware, QuickBasic is
commercial software. Compared to
QuickBasic, QBASIC is limited as it lacks a
few functions. QBASIC can only handle
programs of a limited size, it lacks support
for separate QuickLibrary modules other
than the standard QB.QLB, and it is a
program interpreter only. (It can execute
raw source code, but it cannot be used to
produce executable files directly.)
How can I get started programming in
QBASIC?
It’s quite easy, actually!
First, download QBASIC from right here
(287KB). This is QBASIC 1.1, the same
version that is provided for free with
Windows 95 and 98, as well as MS-DOS 5+
but it doesn’t work on windows 8 and 10
operating system.
LINE NUMBER
Line number are set of numbers which are
arranged in each program line. It could be
arranged either in an descending order or
an ascending order. Below is an example:
1 CLS
2 REM
3 PRINT “Hello Word”
4 End
or
5 CLS
4 REM
3 PRINT “Hello World”
2 END