GW-BASIC
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GW-BASIC is an early Microsoft dialect of the BASIC programming language, widely used on DOS systems in the 1980s for learning programming and creating simple applications and games.
All labels observed (2)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2206598 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: GW-BASIC Context triple: [BASIC, influenced, GW-BASIC]
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A.
AmigaBASIC
AmigaBASIC is an early BASIC programming language and development environment for the Amiga computer platform, created by Microsoft and bundled with initial AmigaOS releases.
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B.
CP/M
CP/M is an early microcomputer operating system widely used in the late 1970s and early 1980s, known for its influence on later systems like MS-DOS.
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C.
BCPL
BCPL (Basic Combined Programming Language) is an early, typeless systems programming language developed in the 1960s that significantly influenced the design of the C programming language.
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D.
DOS
DOS is the commonly used acronym for the United States Department of State, the federal executive department responsible for U.S. foreign policy and international relations.
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E.
HP BASIC environments
HP BASIC environments are programming and runtime systems developed by Hewlett-Packard for creating and executing BASIC language applications on HP computer platforms.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: GW-BASIC Target entity description: GW-BASIC is an early Microsoft dialect of the BASIC programming language, widely used on DOS systems in the 1980s for learning programming and creating simple applications and games.
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A.
AmigaBASIC
AmigaBASIC is an early BASIC programming language and development environment for the Amiga computer platform, created by Microsoft and bundled with initial AmigaOS releases.
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B.
CP/M
CP/M is an early microcomputer operating system widely used in the late 1970s and early 1980s, known for its influence on later systems like MS-DOS.
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C.
BCPL
BCPL (Basic Combined Programming Language) is an early, typeless systems programming language developed in the 1960s that significantly influenced the design of the C programming language.
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D.
DOS
DOS is the commonly used acronym for the United States Department of State, the federal executive department responsible for U.S. foreign policy and international relations.
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E.
HP BASIC environments
HP BASIC environments are programming and runtime systems developed by Hewlett-Packard for creating and executing BASIC language applications on HP computer platforms.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
BASIC dialect
ⓘ
Microsoft software product ⓘ programming language interpreter ⓘ |
| developer | Microsoft ⓘ |
| distributionMedium |
ROM on some OEM PCs
ⓘ
floppy disk ⓘ |
| fileExtension |
.BAK
ⓘ
.BAS ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
CALL to machine-language routines
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DATA and READ statements ⓘ FOR-NEXT loops ⓘ GOSUB and RETURN ⓘ ON ERROR error handling ⓘ PEEK and POKE memory access ⓘ RANDOMIZE statement ⓘ RESTORE statement ⓘ WHILE-WEND loops ⓘ array support ⓘ file I/O ⓘ floating-point arithmetic ⓘ full-screen text editor ⓘ graphics commands ⓘ immediate mode execution ⓘ integer arithmetic ⓘ interactive interpreter ⓘ line-numbered source code ⓘ serial and parallel port access ⓘ sound commands ⓘ string handling ⓘ structured control flow with IF-THEN-ELSE ⓘ support for cassette storage (on some versions) ⓘ support for floppy disk files ⓘ user-defined functions ⓘ |
| license | proprietary software license ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being an entry-level language for many new programmers
ⓘ
widespread use on DOS systems in the 1980s ⓘ |
| operatingSystem |
MS-DOS
ⓘ
surface form:
IBM PC DOS
MS-DOS ⓘ MS-DOS ⓘ
surface form:
PC DOS
|
| platform |
IBM PC compatible
ⓘ
x86 ⓘ |
| predecessor |
BASIC
ⓘ
surface form:
BASICA
|
| programmingLanguageFamily | BASIC ⓘ |
| releasePeriod | 1980s ⓘ |
| successor |
QuickBASIC
ⓘ
surface form:
QBasic
QuickBASIC ⓘ |
| typicalDistribution | bundled with early IBM PC compatibles ⓘ |
| typicalUse |
educational programming
ⓘ
hobbyist game development ⓘ simple business applications ⓘ |
| userInterface | command-line interface ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: GW-BASIC Description of subject: GW-BASIC is an early Microsoft dialect of the BASIC programming language, widely used on DOS systems in the 1980s for learning programming and creating simple applications and games.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
MBASIC