Linked by Thom Holwerda on Mon 12th Jun 2006 13:02 UTC, submitted by theuserbl
General Development FreeBASIC 0.16 has been released. "FreeBASIC is a completely free, open-source, 32-bit BASIC compiler, with the syntax the most compatible possible with MS-QuickBASIC, that adds new features such as pointers, unsigned data types, inline-assembly and many others."
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I thought it would just fade away...
by JacobMunoz on Mon 12th Jun 2006 16:41 UTC
JacobMunoz
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2006-03-17

I loved this language, sadly most of my old programs have disappeared - so I'm just left with regrets about losing those floppies in one of my many apartment moves.

[Futurama: Kif & Amy in the Holo-shed]
Amy: Oh, Kif it's beautiful!
(A virtual reality pony trots by)
Amy: It's Spirit, the pony I always wanted but my parents said I already had too many ponies!
Kif: Yes, I programmed it in for you. Four million lines of BASIC!