QBasic 1.x

Microsoft QBasic, not to be confused with QuickBasic, is a stripped down version of the Microsoft QuickBasic product that replaces GW-Basic in MS-DOS 5.0 and later. QBasic is an interpreter only, and can not compile standalone executables. QuickBasic sources can be compiled into binary EXE files with QuickBasic or Visual Basic for DOS.



Release notes

QBasic was never available as a standalone product. It was included in MS-DOS 5.0, Windows 95, IBM PC-DOS 5 and OS/2 2.x.

The downloads listed below are only provided for convenience.

Installation instructions

These are backwards compatible with DOS 3.x and 8088/8086/286 CPUs, but are intended for use with later versions.

Product type
DevTool
Vendor
Microsoft
Release date
1991
Minimum CPU
8088
User interface
GUI
Platform
DOS
Download count
7 (7 for release)

Downloads

Download name Version Language Architecture File size Downloads
Microsoft DOS QBasic 1.0 1.0 English 270.42KB 2
Microsoft DOS QBasic 1.0 [Italian] 1.0 Italian 280.03KB 0
Microsoft DOS QBasic 1.0 [Spanish] 1.0 Spanish 278.33KB 0
Microsoft DOS QBasic 1.0 [Swedish] 1.0 Swedish 275.33KB 0
Microsoft DOS QBasic 1.1 1.1 English 290.3KB 3
Microsoft DOS QBasic 1.1 Source Code 1.1 English 6.7MB 1
Microsoft DOS QBasic 1.1 [German] 1.1 English 305.11KB 1
Microsoft DOS QBasic 1.1 [Swedish] 1.1 Swedish 294.52KB 0

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