Microsoft GW-Basic Interpreter Source Code
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Re: Microsoft GW-Basic Interpreter Source Code
#2Like so many, I gathered my first experiences with programming in Basic (or is it BASIC?). My first computer was a Commodore 128, and my mother sent to a week-long programming course that for some reason the local Sparkasse (quasi-public bank in Germany) held over the Easter holidays
And here we used PCs running DOS, so I almost certainly did my first baby steps programming using GW-BASIC. Little did I know the Basic on my C128 had also been written by Microsoft. Ah, to be that young again...
I expect Microsoft is not going to get many PRs, but it's a nice gesture. One day, some digital archeologist is going to have fun (or curse like a sailor) inspecting this code.
Re: Microsoft GW-Basic Interpreter Source Code
#3(From the linked announcement blog:) > (Alas, sorry, we’re unable to open-source the ISA translator.)
Awww...
Re: Microsoft GW-Basic Interpreter Source Code
#4Michal Necasek has some notes on this code on his blog:
https://www.os2museum.com/wp/gw-basic-source-notes/
Re: Microsoft GW-Basic Interpreter Source Code
#5Like so many, I gathered my first experiences with programming in Basic (or is it BASIC?). My first computer was a Commodore 128, and my mother sent to a week-long programming course that for some reason the local Sparkasse (quasi-public bank in Germany) held over the Easter holidays And here we used PCs running DOS, so I almost certainly did my first baby steps programming using GW-BASIC. Little did I know the Basic…
I suspect they'll get zero PRs:
"The files in this repo are for historical reference only and will remain read-only and unmodified in their original state.
Please do not send Pull Requests suggesting any modifications to the source files."
Re: Microsoft GW-Basic Interpreter Source Code
#6All of the "comments are useless because they get out of date" folks should look at this code, which is still comprehensible 40 years later because of the comments.
Re: Microsoft GW-Basic Interpreter Source Code
#7(From the linked announcement blog:) > (Alas, sorry, we’re unable to open-source the ISA translator.) Awww...
I wonder why. Uses third-party code? Some contractor/consultant/etc wrote it and they can't find the contract so they don't know what it says about copyrights? Lost it completely?
Re: Microsoft GW-Basic Interpreter Source Code
#8There are forked versions which have been made somewhat to work. [1] [2] The original version (the linked article) won't work as-is, since there are no build scripts, instructions, or executables.
Re: Microsoft GW-Basic Interpreter Source Code
#9Like so many, I gathered my first experiences with programming in Basic (or is it BASIC?). My first computer was a Commodore 128, and my mother sent to a week-long programming course that for some reason the local Sparkasse (quasi-public bank in Germany) held over the Easter holidays And here we used PCs running DOS, so I almost certainly did my first baby steps programming using GW-BASIC. Little did I know the Basic…
It is supposed to be "BASIC", from Beginner's All-purpose Symbolic Instruction Code no less [1].
Re: Microsoft GW-Basic Interpreter Source Code
#10>Will not be modified - please do not submit PR's or request changes
Why doesn't github still allow users to deactivate the "pull requests" tab?