XPost: comp.lang.misc   
   From: commodorejohn@gmail.com   
      
   On Wed, 6 Aug 2025 16:30:36 +0200   
   Janis Papanagnou  wrote:   
      
   > Just recently I picked a piece of old BASIC code - granted,   
   > it was not one of the fancier new BASIC dialects but back   
   > from the "glory mainframe days"   
      
   Yeah, the Elder BASICs are a different story. FreeBasic made a fairly   
   decent language out of the QB lineage, though - still use that semi-   
   regularly for proof-of-concept stuff and quick li'l one-off utilities.   
      
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