GW-BASIC

derivative of

Microsoft BASIC

dialect of

BASIC

product of

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source code

GW-BASIC Source Notes (os2museum.com)

tags

BASIC interpreter
programming language
product

user guide and reference

MICROSOFT GW-BASIC User’s Guide and Reference (PDF) (computerhistory.org) Microsoft® GW-BASIC® is a simple, easy-to-learn, easy-to-use computer programming language with English-like statements and mathematical notations. With GW-BASIC you will be able to write both simple and complex programs to run on your computer. You will also be able to modify existing software that is written in GW-BASIC.

Wikidata

https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1049202

Wikipedia

GW-BASIC (Wikipedia) GW-BASIC is a dialect of the BASIC programming language developed by Microsoft from IBM BASICA. Functionally identical to BASICA, its BASIC interpreter is a fully self-contained executable and does not need the Cassette BASIC ROM found in the original IBM PC. It was bundled with MS-DOS operating systems on IBM PC compatibles by Microsoft.