What BASIC intepreters are available?
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Was asked by a new Ubuntu user - who also wants to learn about programming - what he could use to run BASIC code. He was working through a BASIC book before trying out Ubuntu, and he'd like to continue without having to switch back to Windows.
It looks like there are a few BASIC packages in the standard repositories, as well as projects like Mono which may include some kind of BASIC support.
What would be a good recommendation from the standard repositories - or from a deb package - for someone learning the basics of BASIC and new to Ubuntu?
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Was asked by a new Ubuntu user - who also wants to learn about programming - what he could use to run BASIC code. He was working through a BASIC book before trying out Ubuntu, and he'd like to continue without having to switch back to Windows.
It looks like there are a few BASIC packages in the standard repositories, as well as projects like Mono which may include some kind of BASIC support.
What would be a good recommendation from the standard repositories - or from a deb package - for someone learning the basics of BASIC and new to Ubuntu?
software-recommendation programming
edited Dec 20 '11 at 3:19
Jorge Castro
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asked Oct 11 '10 at 15:56
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That highly depends on which BASIC dialect he's learning.
– sepp2k
Oct 11 '10 at 16:12
The recommendations for other languages is really outside of the scope of this site.
– dv3500ea
Oct 11 '10 at 16:19
I have removed them. Programming questions should be asked on stack overflow. The rest of the question is OK because it is concerning an Ubuntu package.
– dv3500ea
Oct 11 '10 at 16:24
@dv3500ea I was saying I didn't want other language recommendations. Since it's about a language, I wanted to be clear I didn't want 'he should learn [language] instead' answers. So I'm not sure why you edited that out, then said the same thing in the comments.
– Tim Lytle
Oct 11 '10 at 17:08
I'm sorry, I must have read it incorrectly. I actually thought you meant that you did want recommendations for other languages ... my bad.
– dv3500ea
Oct 11 '10 at 20:59
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up vote
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Was asked by a new Ubuntu user - who also wants to learn about programming - what he could use to run BASIC code. He was working through a BASIC book before trying out Ubuntu, and he'd like to continue without having to switch back to Windows.
It looks like there are a few BASIC packages in the standard repositories, as well as projects like Mono which may include some kind of BASIC support.
What would be a good recommendation from the standard repositories - or from a deb package - for someone learning the basics of BASIC and new to Ubuntu?
software-recommendation programming
edited Dec 20 '11 at 3:19
Jorge Castro
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asked Oct 11 '10 at 15:56
Tim Lytle
4762717
Was asked by a new Ubuntu user - who also wants to learn about programming - what he could use to run BASIC code. He was working through a BASIC book before trying out Ubuntu, and he'd like to continue without having to switch back to Windows.
It looks like there are a few BASIC packages in the standard repositories, as well as projects like Mono which may include some kind of BASIC support.
What would be a good recommendation from the standard repositories - or from a deb package - for someone learning the basics of BASIC and new to Ubuntu?
software-recommendation programming
edited Dec 20 '11 at 3:19
Jorge Castro
34.7k104421614
asked Oct 11 '10 at 15:56
Tim Lytle
4762717
edited Dec 20 '11 at 3:19
Jorge Castro
34.7k104421614
edited Dec 20 '11 at 3:19
Jorge Castro
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edited Dec 20 '11 at 3:19
Jorge Castro
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asked Oct 11 '10 at 15:56
Tim Lytle
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asked Oct 11 '10 at 15:56
Tim Lytle
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asked Oct 11 '10 at 15:56
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That highly depends on which BASIC dialect he's learning.
– sepp2k
Oct 11 '10 at 16:12
The recommendations for other languages is really outside of the scope of this site.
– dv3500ea
Oct 11 '10 at 16:19
I have removed them. Programming questions should be asked on stack overflow. The rest of the question is OK because it is concerning an Ubuntu package.
– dv3500ea
Oct 11 '10 at 16:24
@dv3500ea I was saying I didn't want other language recommendations. Since it's about a language, I wanted to be clear I didn't want 'he should learn [language] instead' answers. So I'm not sure why you edited that out, then said the same thing in the comments.
– Tim Lytle
Oct 11 '10 at 17:08
I'm sorry, I must have read it incorrectly. I actually thought you meant that you did want recommendations for other languages ... my bad.
– dv3500ea
Oct 11 '10 at 20:59
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That highly depends on which BASIC dialect he's learning.
– sepp2k
Oct 11 '10 at 16:12
The recommendations for other languages is really outside of the scope of this site.
– dv3500ea
Oct 11 '10 at 16:19
I have removed them. Programming questions should be asked on stack overflow. The rest of the question is OK because it is concerning an Ubuntu package.
– dv3500ea
Oct 11 '10 at 16:24
@dv3500ea I was saying I didn't want other language recommendations. Since it's about a language, I wanted to be clear I didn't want 'he should learn [language] instead' answers. So I'm not sure why you edited that out, then said the same thing in the comments.
– Tim Lytle
Oct 11 '10 at 17:08
I'm sorry, I must have read it incorrectly. I actually thought you meant that you did want recommendations for other languages ... my bad.
– dv3500ea
Oct 11 '10 at 20:59
That highly depends on which BASIC dialect he's learning.
– sepp2k
Oct 11 '10 at 16:12
That highly depends on which BASIC dialect he's learning.
– sepp2k
Oct 11 '10 at 16:12
The recommendations for other languages is really outside of the scope of this site.
– dv3500ea
Oct 11 '10 at 16:19
The recommendations for other languages is really outside of the scope of this site.
– dv3500ea
Oct 11 '10 at 16:19
I have removed them. Programming questions should be asked on stack overflow. The rest of the question is OK because it is concerning an Ubuntu package.
– dv3500ea
Oct 11 '10 at 16:24
I have removed them. Programming questions should be asked on stack overflow. The rest of the question is OK because it is concerning an Ubuntu package.
– dv3500ea
Oct 11 '10 at 16:24
@dv3500ea I was saying I didn't want other language recommendations. Since it's about a language, I wanted to be clear I didn't want 'he should learn [language] instead' answers. So I'm not sure why you edited that out, then said the same thing in the comments.
– Tim Lytle
Oct 11 '10 at 17:08
@dv3500ea I was saying I didn't want other language recommendations. Since it's about a language, I wanted to be clear I didn't want 'he should learn [language] instead' answers. So I'm not sure why you edited that out, then said the same thing in the comments.
– Tim Lytle
Oct 11 '10 at 17:08
I'm sorry, I must have read it incorrectly. I actually thought you meant that you did want recommendations for other languages ... my bad.
– dv3500ea
Oct 11 '10 at 20:59
I'm sorry, I must have read it incorrectly. I actually thought you meant that you did want recommendations for other languages ... my bad.
– dv3500ea
Oct 11 '10 at 20:59
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Searching apt reveals
basic256- educational BASIC programming environment for childrenyabasic- Yet Another BASIC interpreter
basic256 seems it might be a little better suited for the user, but I'm not sure how closely that dialect will match whatever is in his programming book, which might be frustrating.
Homepage here - http://www.basic256.org/index_en
yabasic seems closer to standard BASIC, but I really have no first-hand experience with either.
Good luck.
edited May 8 '17 at 19:35
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achiang
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Gambas is the nearest equivalent to Visual Basic (It is quite geared towards desktop apps), so would be good if your friend was using Visual Basic.
Gambas is a free development environment based on a Basic interpreter with object extensions, a bit like Visual Basic™ (but it is NOT a clone !). Read the introduction for more information.
With Gambas, you can quickly design your program GUI with Qt or GTK+, access MySQL, PostgreSQL, Firebird, ODBC and SQLite databases, pilot KDE applications with DCOP, translate your program into any language, create network applications easily, make 3D OpenGL applications, make CGI web applications, and so on...
edited Jan 18 '11 at 0:22
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If he is more interested in making games, sdlBasic would be a better option:
sdlBasic
is a small, efficient and multiplatform basic interpreter aimed to game creation using the power of SDL library, it was inspired by the old and glorious AMOS.
answered Oct 11 '10 at 16:25
dv3500ea
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Was there really a need to put this in a separate answer rather than include it in your first answer?
– Roger Pate
Oct 12 '10 at 19:17
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So that people can vote between the separate basics to give an indication of which is most suitable.
– dv3500ea
Oct 12 '10 at 20:20
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why not take look at this small but effective interpreter: my-basic written in C. It's portable. I consider it a good start for either playing a little BASIC or learning how to write a BASIC interpreter in C.
answered Dec 24 '15 at 11:30
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I have never tried this but I suppose it would be possible to run something like QBASIC through an emulator like DOSBox. DOSBox is available from the repository but he'd have to get his own copy of QBASIC on it once installed.
If someone has tried this feel free to edit this answer with more details.
add a comment |Â
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You may also consider blassic. Find it at - http://blassic.org/
Not in the repositories (unless it's in 10.10), but there is a deb package.
– Tim Lytle
Oct 14 '10 at 0:27
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I Would reommend FreeBasic.
There is versions for Linux and Windows.
Only ARM version is still missing :(
I have used it in some large projects with no problems.
The code is clean and there is a good forum for it:
http://www.freebasic.net/
edited Jul 4 '13 at 17:28
Rinzwind
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answered Jul 4 '13 at 15:35
Pasi Mustalahti
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On askubuntu we use the words Windows and Microsoft. No need for the usage of a $ :)
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I still write some small stuff in QB64. But, I'm mostly concerned with data and data manipulation and not graphics. Just finished a tiny program to convert info from one accounting package to another one. Took me a week to write it. Running the program successfully converted 6 years of info before my coffee got cold.
Small, compact, but very powerful. Only screen display was showing the file conversions taking place as well as a 'Start' screen and a 'Conversion Successful' completeion screen.
edited Aug 26 '17 at 22:04
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Arthur Wright
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8 Answers
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oldest
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8 Answers
8
active
oldest
votes
active
oldest
votes
active
oldest
votes
up vote
13
down vote
accepted
Searching apt reveals
basic256- educational BASIC programming environment for childrenyabasic- Yet Another BASIC interpreter
basic256 seems it might be a little better suited for the user, but I'm not sure how closely that dialect will match whatever is in his programming book, which might be frustrating.
Homepage here - http://www.basic256.org/index_en
yabasic seems closer to standard BASIC, but I really have no first-hand experience with either.
Good luck.
edited May 8 '17 at 19:35
Lakshay Garg
1074
answered Oct 11 '10 at 16:13
achiang
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add a comment |Â
up vote
13
down vote
accepted
Searching apt reveals
basic256- educational BASIC programming environment for childrenyabasic- Yet Another BASIC interpreter
basic256 seems it might be a little better suited for the user, but I'm not sure how closely that dialect will match whatever is in his programming book, which might be frustrating.
Homepage here - http://www.basic256.org/index_en
yabasic seems closer to standard BASIC, but I really have no first-hand experience with either.
Good luck.
edited May 8 '17 at 19:35
Lakshay Garg
1074
answered Oct 11 '10 at 16:13
achiang
3,41812119
add a comment |Â
up vote
13
down vote
accepted
up vote
13
down vote
accepted
Searching apt reveals
basic256- educational BASIC programming environment for childrenyabasic- Yet Another BASIC interpreter
basic256 seems it might be a little better suited for the user, but I'm not sure how closely that dialect will match whatever is in his programming book, which might be frustrating.
Homepage here - http://www.basic256.org/index_en
yabasic seems closer to standard BASIC, but I really have no first-hand experience with either.
Good luck.
edited May 8 '17 at 19:35
Lakshay Garg
1074
answered Oct 11 '10 at 16:13
achiang
3,41812119
Searching apt reveals
basic256- educational BASIC programming environment for childrenyabasic- Yet Another BASIC interpreter
basic256 seems it might be a little better suited for the user, but I'm not sure how closely that dialect will match whatever is in his programming book, which might be frustrating.
Homepage here - http://www.basic256.org/index_en
yabasic seems closer to standard BASIC, but I really have no first-hand experience with either.
Good luck.
edited May 8 '17 at 19:35
Lakshay Garg
1074
answered Oct 11 '10 at 16:13
achiang
3,41812119
edited May 8 '17 at 19:35
Lakshay Garg
1074
edited May 8 '17 at 19:35
Lakshay Garg
1074
edited May 8 '17 at 19:35
Lakshay Garg
1074
1074
answered Oct 11 '10 at 16:13
achiang
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answered Oct 11 '10 at 16:13
achiang
3,41812119
answered Oct 11 '10 at 16:13
achiang
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3,41812119
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add a comment |Â
up vote
13
down vote
Gambas is the nearest equivalent to Visual Basic (It is quite geared towards desktop apps), so would be good if your friend was using Visual Basic.
Gambas is a free development environment based on a Basic interpreter with object extensions, a bit like Visual Basic™ (but it is NOT a clone !). Read the introduction for more information.
With Gambas, you can quickly design your program GUI with Qt or GTK+, access MySQL, PostgreSQL, Firebird, ODBC and SQLite databases, pilot KDE applications with DCOP, translate your program into any language, create network applications easily, make 3D OpenGL applications, make CGI web applications, and so on...
edited Jan 18 '11 at 0:22
htorque
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answered Oct 11 '10 at 16:15
dv3500ea
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up vote
13
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Gambas is the nearest equivalent to Visual Basic (It is quite geared towards desktop apps), so would be good if your friend was using Visual Basic.
Gambas is a free development environment based on a Basic interpreter with object extensions, a bit like Visual Basic™ (but it is NOT a clone !). Read the introduction for more information.
With Gambas, you can quickly design your program GUI with Qt or GTK+, access MySQL, PostgreSQL, Firebird, ODBC and SQLite databases, pilot KDE applications with DCOP, translate your program into any language, create network applications easily, make 3D OpenGL applications, make CGI web applications, and so on...
edited Jan 18 '11 at 0:22
htorque
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answered Oct 11 '10 at 16:15
dv3500ea
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up vote
13
down vote
up vote
13
down vote
Gambas is the nearest equivalent to Visual Basic (It is quite geared towards desktop apps), so would be good if your friend was using Visual Basic.
Gambas is a free development environment based on a Basic interpreter with object extensions, a bit like Visual Basic™ (but it is NOT a clone !). Read the introduction for more information.
With Gambas, you can quickly design your program GUI with Qt or GTK+, access MySQL, PostgreSQL, Firebird, ODBC and SQLite databases, pilot KDE applications with DCOP, translate your program into any language, create network applications easily, make 3D OpenGL applications, make CGI web applications, and so on...
edited Jan 18 '11 at 0:22
htorque
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answered Oct 11 '10 at 16:15
dv3500ea
28k1287143
Gambas is the nearest equivalent to Visual Basic (It is quite geared towards desktop apps), so would be good if your friend was using Visual Basic.
Gambas is a free development environment based on a Basic interpreter with object extensions, a bit like Visual Basic™ (but it is NOT a clone !). Read the introduction for more information.
With Gambas, you can quickly design your program GUI with Qt or GTK+, access MySQL, PostgreSQL, Firebird, ODBC and SQLite databases, pilot KDE applications with DCOP, translate your program into any language, create network applications easily, make 3D OpenGL applications, make CGI web applications, and so on...
edited Jan 18 '11 at 0:22
htorque
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answered Oct 11 '10 at 16:15
dv3500ea
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edited Jan 18 '11 at 0:22
htorque
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edited Jan 18 '11 at 0:22
htorque
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edited Jan 18 '11 at 0:22
htorque
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answered Oct 11 '10 at 16:15
dv3500ea
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dv3500ea
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answered Oct 11 '10 at 16:15
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up vote
6
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If he is more interested in making games, sdlBasic would be a better option:
sdlBasic
is a small, efficient and multiplatform basic interpreter aimed to game creation using the power of SDL library, it was inspired by the old and glorious AMOS.
answered Oct 11 '10 at 16:25
dv3500ea
28k1287143
4
Was there really a need to put this in a separate answer rather than include it in your first answer?
– Roger Pate
Oct 12 '10 at 19:17
1
So that people can vote between the separate basics to give an indication of which is most suitable.
– dv3500ea
Oct 12 '10 at 20:20
add a comment |Â
up vote
6
down vote
If he is more interested in making games, sdlBasic would be a better option:
sdlBasic
is a small, efficient and multiplatform basic interpreter aimed to game creation using the power of SDL library, it was inspired by the old and glorious AMOS.
answered Oct 11 '10 at 16:25
dv3500ea
28k1287143
4
Was there really a need to put this in a separate answer rather than include it in your first answer?
– Roger Pate
Oct 12 '10 at 19:17
1
So that people can vote between the separate basics to give an indication of which is most suitable.
– dv3500ea
Oct 12 '10 at 20:20
add a comment |Â
up vote
6
down vote
up vote
6
down vote
If he is more interested in making games, sdlBasic would be a better option:
sdlBasic
is a small, efficient and multiplatform basic interpreter aimed to game creation using the power of SDL library, it was inspired by the old and glorious AMOS.
answered Oct 11 '10 at 16:25
dv3500ea
28k1287143
If he is more interested in making games, sdlBasic would be a better option:
sdlBasic
is a small, efficient and multiplatform basic interpreter aimed to game creation using the power of SDL library, it was inspired by the old and glorious AMOS.
answered Oct 11 '10 at 16:25
dv3500ea
28k1287143
edited Oct 12 '10 at 17:35
answered Oct 11 '10 at 16:25
dv3500ea
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answered Oct 11 '10 at 16:25
dv3500ea
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answered Oct 11 '10 at 16:25
dv3500ea
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28k1287143
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Was there really a need to put this in a separate answer rather than include it in your first answer?
– Roger Pate
Oct 12 '10 at 19:17
1
So that people can vote between the separate basics to give an indication of which is most suitable.
– dv3500ea
Oct 12 '10 at 20:20
add a comment |Â
4
Was there really a need to put this in a separate answer rather than include it in your first answer?
– Roger Pate
Oct 12 '10 at 19:17
1
So that people can vote between the separate basics to give an indication of which is most suitable.
– dv3500ea
Oct 12 '10 at 20:20
4
4
Was there really a need to put this in a separate answer rather than include it in your first answer?
– Roger Pate
Oct 12 '10 at 19:17
Was there really a need to put this in a separate answer rather than include it in your first answer?
– Roger Pate
Oct 12 '10 at 19:17
1
1
So that people can vote between the separate basics to give an indication of which is most suitable.
– dv3500ea
Oct 12 '10 at 20:20
So that people can vote between the separate basics to give an indication of which is most suitable.
– dv3500ea
Oct 12 '10 at 20:20
add a comment |Â
up vote
4
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why not take look at this small but effective interpreter: my-basic written in C. It's portable. I consider it a good start for either playing a little BASIC or learning how to write a BASIC interpreter in C.
answered Dec 24 '15 at 11:30
pi_raspi
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up vote
4
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why not take look at this small but effective interpreter: my-basic written in C. It's portable. I consider it a good start for either playing a little BASIC or learning how to write a BASIC interpreter in C.
answered Dec 24 '15 at 11:30
pi_raspi
411
add a comment |Â
up vote
4
down vote
up vote
4
down vote
why not take look at this small but effective interpreter: my-basic written in C. It's portable. I consider it a good start for either playing a little BASIC or learning how to write a BASIC interpreter in C.
answered Dec 24 '15 at 11:30
pi_raspi
411
why not take look at this small but effective interpreter: my-basic written in C. It's portable. I consider it a good start for either playing a little BASIC or learning how to write a BASIC interpreter in C.
answered Dec 24 '15 at 11:30
pi_raspi
411
answered Dec 24 '15 at 11:30
pi_raspi
411
answered Dec 24 '15 at 11:30
pi_raspi
411
answered Dec 24 '15 at 11:30
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I have never tried this but I suppose it would be possible to run something like QBASIC through an emulator like DOSBox. DOSBox is available from the repository but he'd have to get his own copy of QBASIC on it once installed.
If someone has tried this feel free to edit this answer with more details.
add a comment |Â
up vote
2
down vote
I have never tried this but I suppose it would be possible to run something like QBASIC through an emulator like DOSBox. DOSBox is available from the repository but he'd have to get his own copy of QBASIC on it once installed.
If someone has tried this feel free to edit this answer with more details.
add a comment |Â
up vote
2
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up vote
2
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I have never tried this but I suppose it would be possible to run something like QBASIC through an emulator like DOSBox. DOSBox is available from the repository but he'd have to get his own copy of QBASIC on it once installed.
If someone has tried this feel free to edit this answer with more details.
I have never tried this but I suppose it would be possible to run something like QBASIC through an emulator like DOSBox. DOSBox is available from the repository but he'd have to get his own copy of QBASIC on it once installed.
If someone has tried this feel free to edit this answer with more details.
answered Oct 12 '10 at 20:47
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You may also consider blassic. Find it at - http://blassic.org/
Not in the repositories (unless it's in 10.10), but there is a deb package.
– Tim Lytle
Oct 14 '10 at 0:27
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up vote
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You may also consider blassic. Find it at - http://blassic.org/
Not in the repositories (unless it's in 10.10), but there is a deb package.
– Tim Lytle
Oct 14 '10 at 0:27
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up vote
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You may also consider blassic. Find it at - http://blassic.org/
You may also consider blassic. Find it at - http://blassic.org/
answered Oct 13 '10 at 17:21
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Not in the repositories (unless it's in 10.10), but there is a deb package.
– Tim Lytle
Oct 14 '10 at 0:27
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Not in the repositories (unless it's in 10.10), but there is a deb package.
– Tim Lytle
Oct 14 '10 at 0:27
Not in the repositories (unless it's in 10.10), but there is a deb package.
– Tim Lytle
Oct 14 '10 at 0:27
Not in the repositories (unless it's in 10.10), but there is a deb package.
– Tim Lytle
Oct 14 '10 at 0:27
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I Would reommend FreeBasic.
There is versions for Linux and Windows.
Only ARM version is still missing :(
I have used it in some large projects with no problems.
The code is clean and there is a good forum for it:
http://www.freebasic.net/
edited Jul 4 '13 at 17:28
Rinzwind
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answered Jul 4 '13 at 15:35
Pasi Mustalahti
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On askubuntu we use the words Windows and Microsoft. No need for the usage of a $ :)
– Rinzwind
Jul 4 '13 at 17:29
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1
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I Would reommend FreeBasic.
There is versions for Linux and Windows.
Only ARM version is still missing :(
I have used it in some large projects with no problems.
The code is clean and there is a good forum for it:
http://www.freebasic.net/
edited Jul 4 '13 at 17:28
Rinzwind
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answered Jul 4 '13 at 15:35
Pasi Mustalahti
111
1
On askubuntu we use the words Windows and Microsoft. No need for the usage of a $ :)
– Rinzwind
Jul 4 '13 at 17:29
add a comment |Â
up vote
1
down vote
up vote
1
down vote
I Would reommend FreeBasic.
There is versions for Linux and Windows.
Only ARM version is still missing :(
I have used it in some large projects with no problems.
The code is clean and there is a good forum for it:
http://www.freebasic.net/
edited Jul 4 '13 at 17:28
Rinzwind
195k25373505
answered Jul 4 '13 at 15:35
Pasi Mustalahti
111
I Would reommend FreeBasic.
There is versions for Linux and Windows.
Only ARM version is still missing :(
I have used it in some large projects with no problems.
The code is clean and there is a good forum for it:
http://www.freebasic.net/
edited Jul 4 '13 at 17:28
Rinzwind
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Rinzwind
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answered Jul 4 '13 at 15:35
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answered Jul 4 '13 at 15:35
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answered Jul 4 '13 at 15:35
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On askubuntu we use the words Windows and Microsoft. No need for the usage of a $ :)
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On askubuntu we use the words Windows and Microsoft. No need for the usage of a $ :)
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On askubuntu we use the words Windows and Microsoft. No need for the usage of a $ :)
– Rinzwind
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On askubuntu we use the words Windows and Microsoft. No need for the usage of a $ :)
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I still write some small stuff in QB64. But, I'm mostly concerned with data and data manipulation and not graphics. Just finished a tiny program to convert info from one accounting package to another one. Took me a week to write it. Running the program successfully converted 6 years of info before my coffee got cold.
Small, compact, but very powerful. Only screen display was showing the file conversions taking place as well as a 'Start' screen and a 'Conversion Successful' completeion screen.
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I still write some small stuff in QB64. But, I'm mostly concerned with data and data manipulation and not graphics. Just finished a tiny program to convert info from one accounting package to another one. Took me a week to write it. Running the program successfully converted 6 years of info before my coffee got cold.
Small, compact, but very powerful. Only screen display was showing the file conversions taking place as well as a 'Start' screen and a 'Conversion Successful' completeion screen.
edited Aug 26 '17 at 22:04
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up vote
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down vote
I still write some small stuff in QB64. But, I'm mostly concerned with data and data manipulation and not graphics. Just finished a tiny program to convert info from one accounting package to another one. Took me a week to write it. Running the program successfully converted 6 years of info before my coffee got cold.
Small, compact, but very powerful. Only screen display was showing the file conversions taking place as well as a 'Start' screen and a 'Conversion Successful' completeion screen.
edited Aug 26 '17 at 22:04
Elder Geek
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answered Aug 26 '17 at 21:41
Arthur Wright
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I still write some small stuff in QB64. But, I'm mostly concerned with data and data manipulation and not graphics. Just finished a tiny program to convert info from one accounting package to another one. Took me a week to write it. Running the program successfully converted 6 years of info before my coffee got cold.
Small, compact, but very powerful. Only screen display was showing the file conversions taking place as well as a 'Start' screen and a 'Conversion Successful' completeion screen.
edited Aug 26 '17 at 22:04
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answered Aug 26 '17 at 21:41
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edited Aug 26 '17 at 22:04
Elder Geek
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Elder Geek
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Elder Geek
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That highly depends on which BASIC dialect he's learning.
– sepp2k
Oct 11 '10 at 16:12
The recommendations for other languages is really outside of the scope of this site.
– dv3500ea
Oct 11 '10 at 16:19
I have removed them. Programming questions should be asked on stack overflow. The rest of the question is OK because it is concerning an Ubuntu package.
– dv3500ea
Oct 11 '10 at 16:24
@dv3500ea I was saying I didn't want other language recommendations. Since it's about a language, I wanted to be clear I didn't want 'he should learn [language] instead' answers. So I'm not sure why you edited that out, then said the same thing in the comments.
– Tim Lytle
Oct 11 '10 at 17:08
I'm sorry, I must have read it incorrectly. I actually thought you meant that you did want recommendations for other languages ... my bad.
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Oct 11 '10 at 20:59