This one emulates GW-BASIC as PC-BASIC so old BASIC programs for the IBM PC DOS systems can run on modern systems: https://robhagemans.github.io/pcbasic/
FreeBASIC gives you the FreeBASIC compiler program (fbc or fbc.exe),
plus the tools and libraries used by it. fbc is a command line program
that takes FreeBASIC source code files (*.bas) and compiles them into
executables. In the combined standalone packages for windows, the main
executable is named fbc32.exe (for 32-bit) and fbc64.exe (for 64-bit)
The magic of QuickBasic was that it was an editor, interpreter, and help system all rolled up into a single EXE file. Punch F5 and watch your BAS file execute line-by-line.
bencollver · 2m ago
Wasn't QBasic the interpreter as opposed to QuickBasic the compiler?
WalterGR · 24m ago
> FreeBASIC is like Microsoft's QuickBASIC.
Except that it doesn't emulate Microsoft's QuickBASIC, or ... ?
banana_giraffe · 3m ago
It does support "-lang qb" which is designed to specifically limit FreeBASIC to a QuickBASIC compatible dialect.
FreeBASIC is like Microsoft's QuickBASIC.
More BASIC Languages: https://www.thefreecountry.com/compilers/basic.shtml
Except that it doesn't emulate Microsoft's QuickBASIC, or ... ?