Running MS-DOS QBASIC

by Michael Halvorson, David Rygmyr (Contributor)

MS-DOS QBasic is the programming language that comes with MS-DOS version 5. This introduction and tutorial presents information on program design concepts, instructions for writing Basic programs, debugging advice, and a guide to converting GW-Basic programs to MS-DOS QBasic. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.

496 pages, Paperback

First published May 1, 1991

About the author

Michael Halvorson has written more than 35 books, including the popular Microsoft Visual Basic 2010 Step by Step, Microsoft Visual Basic 2008 Step by Step, Microsoft Office XP Inside Out, and Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0 Professional Step by Step. A former Visual Basic localization manager at Microsoft, Michael is an associate professor at Pacific Lutheran University. His current work is in Visual Studio; he is also writing a book on the history of innovation in Western societies. [Source: O'Reilly Media author site]