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Programmieren in Basic: Computergeschichte

Post #309: Heimcomputermuseum.de, Programmieren in Basic, Ein Streifzug durch die Computergeschichte, 2024.

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Post #143: Computer workplaces with RCA Spectra 70 at University of San Francisco in the 1970s, 2023.

RCA Spectra 70 at University of San Francisco. Ca. 1970s.

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The BASIC Handbook for various dialects ...

Post #298: David A. Lien, The BASIC Handbook, An encyclopedia of the BASIC computer language, Compusoft Publishing, 2nd Printing, San Diego, California, U.S.A, 1979.

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Post #240: VintageComputing, OPUS, No bad memories, 5 1/4" Floppy Discs, 1985.

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Post #321: Racunari, Computer Magazine, 1980 - 1990, 2024.

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Post #128: Illustration - Ein Arbeitsplatz bei der Datenverarbeitung im Rechenzentrum in den frühen 1980er Jahren, 2022.

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Post #311 : Der Standard, Jacob Sapotozky, Life Skills, Drei Dinge, die ich in einem Jahr Programmieren gelernt habe, 2024.

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QBasic Tutorial #40 - Text Files Part 2 - Checking If The Text File Exists ...

Post #272: SchoolFreeware, QBasic Tutorial #40 - Text Files Part 2 - Checking If The Text File Exists, 2023.

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QBasic Tutorial #38 Making A Function ...

Post #264: YouTube, SchoolFreeware, QBasic Tutorial, #38 Making A Function, 2023.

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Post #145: Computer advertising during the 1980s - If you think the front looks good - you should see the back, 2023.

UK 1985

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It's on the Computer ...

Post #235: YouTube, The Computer Programme, BBC London, Episode #4, It's on the Computer, storage & retrieval , 1980.

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Bill Gates, Curriculum Vitae, 1974 ...

Post #229: T3N Magazin, Bill Gates vor Microsoft, So sah sein Lebenslauf 1974 aus, 2023.

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QBasic Tutorial #29 - Drawing Part 2 ...

The source code of my exercise, part 1 ...

The output of my source code, part 1 ...

The source code of my exercise, part 2 ...

The output of my source code, part 2 ...

Post #228: YouTube, SchoolFreeware, QBasic Tutorial, #29 Drawing, Part 2, 2023.

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Post #137: The Basic-Dialect GWBASIC was a free part of Microsoft's operating system until MS DOS 4, the last version of GWBASIC was 3.23, 2023.

GW-BASIC

GW-BASIC is a dialect of the BASIC programming language developed by Microsoft from BASICA, originally for Compaq. It is otherwise identical to Microsoft/IBM BASICA, but is a fully self-contained executable and does not need the ROM BASIC. It was bundled with MS-DOS operating systems on IBM PC compatibles by Microsoft. Microsoft also sold a BASIC compiler, BASCOM, compatible with GW-BASIC, for programs needing more speed. The language is suitable for simple games, business programs and the like. Since it was included with most versions of MS-DOS, it was also a low cost way for many would-be programmers to learn the fundamentals of computer programming. With the release of MS-DOS 5.0, GW-BASIC’s place was eventually taken by QBasic, the interpreter part of the separately available QuickBASIC compiler. More details Android, Windows

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Just One Thing After Another ...

Post #207: YouTube, The Computer Programme, BBC London, Episode #2, Just One Thing After Another, 1980.

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Buchtipp für Retrofans #27 ...

EDV-Fachbücher aus dem Markt & Technik Verlag waren in den 1980er und 1990er Jahren in Fachkreisen sehr bekannt und beliebt. Er gehörte neben dem "Data Becker" und dem "Sybex" Verlag zu führenden Verlagen für Computerbücher in Deuschland. Es wurden viele Bücher vor allem für das Betriebssystem DOS und diverse Programmiersprachen (z.B. GW-Basic, QBasic, QuickBasic, Turbo Pascal, Assembler) herausgegeben. Der gegenwärtig noch existierende Markt & Technik Verlag ist aber leider nur noch ein schwacher Abglanz dessen, was er damals während seiner Hoch-Zeit in der Computerbranche darstellte.

Ich besitzte bis heute ziemlich viele gut erhaltene Bücher aus dem Markt & Technik Verlag, die für mich einen hohen Erinnerungswert haben, aber auch ein antiquarischer Schatz sind. Diese damals herausgegebenen "Schnellübersichten" sind sehr handlich und ein ganz hervorragendes Nachschlagewerk, wenn man mit QBasic noch mal programmieren möchte.

Post #206: Buchtipp für Retrofans, Jürgen Hückstädt, Schnellübersicht QBasic, Markt & Technik Verlag, Haar/bei München, 301 S., 1991.