QuickBASIC

E245817

BASIC compiler BASIC interpreter integrated development environment programming tool software version

QuickBASIC is an integrated development environment and compiler for the BASIC programming language created by Microsoft, popular in the late 1980s and early 1990s for learning programming and developing DOS applications.

Try in SPARQL Jump to: Surface forms Disambiguation Statements Elicitation Referenced by

All labels observed (8)

Label	Occurrences
QuickBASIC canonical	6
QBASIC	2
QBasic	2
QuickBASIC 1.0	1
QuickBASIC 2.0	1
QuickBASIC 3.0	1
QuickBASIC 4.0	1
QuickBASIC 4.5	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2206599 — 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: QuickBASIC
Context triple: [BASIC, influenced, QuickBASIC]

A. Visual Basic
Visual Basic is an event-driven programming language and integrated development environment (IDE) from Microsoft, widely used for building Windows applications with a relatively simple, BASIC-derived syntax.
B. 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.
C. VB Commodore
The VB Commodore is the first generation of Holden's mid-size family car line, introduced in 1978 and based on the Opel Rekord/Senator platform for the Australian market.
D. Turbo Pascal
Turbo Pascal is a once-popular integrated development environment and compiler for the Pascal programming language, known for its fast compilation speed and influence on early PC software development.
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: QuickBASIC
Target entity description: QuickBASIC is an integrated development environment and compiler for the BASIC programming language created by Microsoft, popular in the late 1980s and early 1990s for learning programming and developing DOS applications.

A. Visual Basic
Visual Basic is an event-driven programming language and integrated development environment (IDE) from Microsoft, widely used for building Windows applications with a relatively simple, BASIC-derived syntax.
B. 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.
C. VB Commodore
The VB Commodore is the first generation of Holden's mid-size family car line, introduced in 1978 and based on the Opel Rekord/Senator platform for the Australian market.
D. Turbo Pascal
Turbo Pascal is a once-popular integrated development environment and compiler for the Pascal programming language, known for its fast compilation speed and influence on early PC software development.
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 (53)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	BASIC compiler ⓘ BASIC interpreter ⓘ integrated development environment ⓘ programming tool ⓘ software version ⓘ
architecture	x86 ⓘ
basedOn	QuickBASIC self-linksurface differs ⓘ
compilesTo	.EXE ⓘ .OBJ ⓘ
developer	Microsoft ⓘ
distributionModel	commercial software ⓘ
fileExtension	.BAS ⓘ .BI ⓘ
genre	structured BASIC dialect ⓘ
hasFeature	full-screen text editor ⓘ immediate mode execution ⓘ integrated project management ⓘ
hasVersion	QuickBASIC self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: QuickBASIC 1.0 QuickBASIC self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: QuickBASIC 2.0 QuickBASIC self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: QuickBASIC 3.0 QuickBASIC self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: QuickBASIC 4.0 QuickBASIC self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: QuickBASIC 4.5
includes	code editor ⓘ compiler ⓘ debugger ⓘ integrated help system ⓘ
latestMajorVersion	4.5 ⓘ
license	proprietary software license ⓘ
operatingSystem	MS-DOS ⓘ surface form: DOS
predecessor	BASIC ⓘ surface form: BASICA GW-BASIC ⓘ
programmingLanguage	BASIC ⓘ
releaseDecade	1980s ⓘ
releaseYear	1988 ⓘ
runsOn	IBM PC compatible ⓘ surface form: IBM PC compatible computers
successor	QBasic ⓘ Visual Basic ⓘ
supports	event-driven input handling ⓘ graphics modes ⓘ procedures ⓘ separate compilation of modules ⓘ sound via PC speaker ⓘ structured programming ⓘ user-defined types ⓘ
targetPlatform	MS-DOS ⓘ MS-DOS ⓘ surface form: PC DOS
usedFor	developing DOS applications ⓘ educational purposes ⓘ games development ⓘ learning programming ⓘ small business software ⓘ
wasPopularIn	early 1990s ⓘ late 1980s ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (15)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

BASIC → influenced → QuickBASIC ⓘ

this entity surface form: QBASIC

BASIC → notableDialect → QuickBASIC ⓘ

Beginner's All-purpose Symbolic Instruction Code → influenced → QuickBASIC ⓘ

this entity surface form: QBASIC

Microsoft BASIC → influenced → QuickBASIC ⓘ

this entity surface form: QBasic

GW-BASIC → successor → QuickBASIC ⓘ

this entity surface form: QBasic