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Re: 1980 Basic Sought

Group: comp.lang.basic.misc · Group Profile
Author: Judson McClendon
Date: Mar 14, 2008 11:49

"Charmed Snark" wrote:

> Judson McClendon Wrote:

>> "David Williams" bayman.org> wrote:

>>>-> I want to program in 1980;s basic, where can I get an apt compiler.
>>>It is my first langauge, I still love it, and want to use it even if
>>> it's obsolete. Where can I get a freeware copy or any other.
>>>
>>> Why not use QBasic? Sure, it has additional capabilities which you
>>> may get to like, but it *can* be used just like a 1980-style BASIC,
>>> with line numbers, GOSUBs, GOTOs, etc., etc..

>>
>> Yes, and he can obtain QBASIC free from Microsoft by downloading the
>> self extracting archive olddos.exe from the following link, running it
>> and copying the two QBASIC.* files:
>> http://download.microsoft.com/download/win95upg/tool_s/1.0/w95/en-us/ol
>> ddos.exe

>
> He may even already have it if he still has a Win95 CD lying around. I
> don't remember if it was still there for Win98 (I doubt it). I don't
> remember the name of the directory, something like "old programs", but
> its there on the CD. It just doesn't install with '95.

Win98 OEM CD:

R:\tools\oldmsdos

05/11/1998 15:01 19,083 R deltree.exe
05/11/1998 15:01 15,495 R doskey.com
05/11/1998 15:01 125,495 R emm386.exe
05/11/1998 15:01 13,299 R ext.exe
05/11/1998 15:01 93,242 R extract.exe
05/11/1998 15:01 20,574 R fc.exe
05/11/1998 15:01 413 R help.com
05/11/1998 15:01 301,961 R help.hlp
05/11/1998 15:01 32,146 R mem.exe
05/11/1998 15:01 27,299 R move.exe
05/11/1998 15:01 166,023 R msd.exe
05/11/1998 15:01 194,309 R qbasic.exe
05/11/1998 15:01 130,881 R qbasic.hlp
05/11/1998 15:01 45,379 R smartdrv.exe
05/11/1998 15:01 3,878 R xcopy.exe
05/11/1998 15:01 3,878 R xcopy32.exe
05/11/1998 15:01 41,472 R xcopy32.mod
17 File(s) 1,234,827 bytes
0 Dir(s) 0 bytes free

Win98 SE OEM CD:

R:\tools\oldmsdos

04/23/1999 17:22 19,083 R deltree.exe
04/23/1999 17:22 15,495 R doskey.com
04/23/1999 17:22 125,495 R emm386.exe
04/23/1999 17:22 13,299 R ext.exe
04/23/1999 17:22 93,242 R extract.exe
04/23/1999 17:22 20,574 R fc.exe
04/23/1999 17:22 413 R help.com
04/23/1999 17:22 301,961 R help.hlp
04/23/1999 17:22 32,146 R mem.exe
04/23/1999 17:22 27,299 R move.exe
04/23/1999 17:22 166,023 R msd.exe
04/23/1999 17:22 194,309 R qbasic.exe
04/23/1999 17:22 130,881 R qbasic.hlp
04/23/1999 17:22 45,379 R smartdrv.exe
04/23/1999 17:22 3,878 R xcopy.exe
04/23/1999 17:22 3,878 R xcopy32.exe
04/23/1999 17:22 41,472 R xcopy32.mod
17 File(s) 1,234,827 bytes
0 Dir(s) 0 bytes free

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Judson McClendon judmc@sunvaley0.com (remove zero)
Sun Valley Systems http://sunvaley.com
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