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Learn Basic Now
ISBN: 155615240X
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jaredsohn
· 2026-01-01 ·
Original thread
Similar for me but maybe on a 386; used this 1989 book which had its own version of quickbasic called qbi since qbasic only got added to ms-dos in 1991.
https://www.amazon.com/Learn-Basic-Now-Mike-Halvorson/dp/155...
https://www.amazon.com/Learn-Basic-Now-Mike-Halvorson/dp/155...