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 Message 1084 
 Ed Vance to Mike Powell 
 GWBASIC 
 14 Nov 25 16:46:41 
 
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>   Re: GWBASIC
>   By: Ed Vance to Mike Powell on Mon Nov 10 2025 22:14:32

> I also remember QBASIC, so maybe that was it instead of BASICA -- or maybe
> "A" came with 4.x and then "Q" with 5+.
>  
> Anyway, I also had issues not using line numbers as I initially learned basic
> on a TI 99 4A.  ;)
>  
> Mike


You are probably right about BASICA being with DOS 4 .

I remember seeing BASICA on someones machine before I had the 486 built.
Ed
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