visual basic started like QBasic?
Over a decade ago, I could get into the MS DOS screen and just write QBasic and the QBasic editor popped out.
Is there anything like that standard with current MS DOS that you get with Windows 7 or 8?
Over a decade ago, I could get into the MS DOS screen and just write QBasic and the QBasic editor popped out.
Is there anything like that standard with current MS DOS that you get with Windows 7 or 8?
Jonathan
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I still use QBASIC, QB, and VBDOS under Windows 7, 64-bit. But ... I had to install Microsoft's VM and then install Microsoft's 32-bit XP to run underneath it. Microsoft's 32-bit operating systems still support 16-bit applications and still support a kind of hobbled, but still useful, DOS emulation (using CMD.) The 64-bit O/S hosts the 32-bit O/S which then still supports the DOS emulation. So that's one way to go. If you have Win7 Professional or above, Microsoft gives you XP free. (Or they did a year ago when I last checked.)
I haven't tried installing a 32-bit Win7. But I would expect it to run QBASIC under the CMD prompt, since I believe 32-bit Win7 still supports 16-bit code execution. I think it is just the 64-bit variety where they decided to "oh, screw it" regarding trying to retain support for 16-bit TSS (task state segments.)
I believe there are non-Microsoft DOS emulators around, though. Free and decent, from what I've occasionally read.
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Windows XP 64-bit, Windows Vista, Windows 7, 8, 8.1, Linux and MacOS do not include DOS.
K-SiS
why don't you use dosbox.
we use dosbox emulator to train students turboc/turboc ++ which are dos based.