Basic

A friend has asked me if it is possible to obtain version of BASIC which would run on an XP Home machine.

I recall the heady days of GWBasic and QBasic, but I'm not sure how, or if, they are still available or, indeed, if they could be induced to run in a DOS Window.


I have suggested the esoteric delights of Visual Basic in one of it's incarnations but he is not keen.


Does anyone know if this is possible?

Are there any (preferably) free versions such as QB or whatever available to download?

Or, perhaps he is wishing for the impossible.


TIA

 

http://www.libertybasic.com/ Liberty basic is the basic of choice if you arent ready to get into VisualBasic or C#, but still be able to write win32 'gui' programs.

But, really? Why learn a limited language when you could be learning C# as a gateway to writing win32 C code? Its only 100$
http://msdn.microsoft.com/howtobuy/vcsharp/

 

BASIC - help is appreciated!

Thanks for your help, much appreciated. Oh, and apologies for the 'basic 'heading, that was thoughtless.

I'll try harder next time. Basically, ( ), I was pre-occupied, never a good thing when trying to help someone!