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 Message 1070 
 Rob Mccart to MIKE POWELL 
 GWBASIC 
 03 Nov 25 08:04:27 
 
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RM>> In 1986 I got an IBM and had to learn a new Basic Dos to carry on with
  >> things.  GW Basic in Canada..  (Guelph Waterloo University)

MP>I never knew that is where the name came from.  My first MS-DOS computer
  >came with v3.3 and GWBASIC was the basic interpreter that came installed
  >with it.

MP>> I always wondered if that were only included with systems sold in Canada.

MP>Apparently it was included on at least some MS-DOS 3.3 systems sold in the
  >USA.  ;)

Yes, MS-DOS 3.3 was the same OS where I first got it I'm pretty sure.
I got that version with several thick books of documentation..

That said, I later was running AP-Basic (Advance Point I think?)
which was similar to use but offered a lot more Basic commands
and it could compile itself into an EXE file.

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