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Beware DOS programs such as all these may no longer run with modern CPUs or flat screen

monitors unless you install the free Dosbox from    http://dosbox.sourceforge.net/                 MORE LINKS

 

In this age dominated by Windows, it is surprising there is still an interest in DOS programs such as those created by QBASIC, and the expanded compiler version QUICKBASIC. Shareware distributors will often no longer handle DOS programs. Here some programs produced by either me or others. Some of mine are based on early programs produced by the UK BBCBASIC. See the separate page of BBC BASIC on the programs page. You may do whatever you wish with the code below. It can be viewed with any ASCII viewer such as NOTEPAD. QBASIC can be found in OLDDOS.EXE from ftp://ftp.microsoft.com/softlib/MSLFILES/  QuickBasic to enable you to compile the code into EXE files that still work under Windows, is available from various sites. You can also compile BAS files by dragging the file onto a free compiler, with a few modifications, download it from http://www.freebasic.net/    Download   EMODMIDPLAYERS         Visit the helpful QB forum at http://forum.qbasicnews.com/

 

QB Tutorials     Tutorial 1 intended for absolute Beginners to Basic programming.       Tutorial 2 is far more comprehensive

 

QBtoLB       Tips on converting QB to Liberty Basic  or Just Basic                              Tips on converting QB to BBC BASIC for Windows

 

UTILITIES  List of nice EXE programs freely available from Edward Moneo  moneo@prodigy.net.mx

 

VARIOUS BIORHMS CALENDAR CD&DLOAD COILTURN COLRMIX CPRTEST DATABASE DBSORT DOSHELL DOSTIPS DPRINT ENIGMA EPSONTP FORMATR GRAPHS HAMHELP HPDESKJ IQEVAL JOYTEST JULIAQB LABELS LOANS MAILDB MONEY MORSEABC OFICTOOL OPTICS PALETTES PATTERNS PHONEDIR QBMENU SINES SORTDEMO SUNRISE1 TUNES VGAPTRN WORDTEST

 

GAMES ATTACK   BATMUN  CIVILWAR  GORILLA  LIFE  MATCHES   & SELECTION OF TEXT GAMES also Artificial Intelligence program ELIZA

 

DOSQB LONGNAMES of files  FILELST list all files by .ext   TCONVERT attempts to convert some files to ASCII. MORSETST trainer. These need Quickbasic Startup as QB /L QB filename

 

ALtquick Small AUCTION DB   VCHANCE racetrack, Bingo caller,and Lottery selector,  DRIVE game,  SHOOT game. These also need Quickbasic and the ALTQUICK Library included.. Startup as QB /l altquick /run filename

 

HDMENU Both Keyboard and Mouse controlled menus able to run over 500 DOS Programs or Games ( even Windows 3.1 ). Note the instructions the system must be run from the .BAT file to conserve RAM . These also need Quickbasic Startup as QB /L QB filename. Also the PCA DOS filemanager.

 

MODPLAYERS  Here are three old MOD etc players, none of which are likely to run form the latest Windows, and also need DOSBOX from above.

 

FBPLAYERS  These are MOD,MID,MP3 players compiled with the excellent Free Basic accompanied by pattern generators.

 

PROCYON  An old Freeware Windows MIDi/SNG/DRM player, which no longer appears available. Printouts of Music Score is one of the options

 

FILE SPLITTERS Useful for breaking down a large file to either copying onto Floppies or emailing in small attachments etc.

 

ZIPPERS  Programs to Zip or Unzip files using PKZIP.COM and PKUNZIP.COM

 

Comments and suggestions for improvements always welcome, email me at gordonsweet2000@yahoo.co.uk