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Re: Linking in C code with QB.

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From: Jeff Foy
Date: Wed, 02 Sep 1992 22:54
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In <1992Sep01.212456.7812@microsoft.com> philco@microsoft.com (Phillip Cooper) writes:

>This is not a perfunctory maintenance release.  This is a gargantuan,
>total overhaul of our entire DOS Basic line.  VBDOS is not the next
>version of QuickBasic, it is a vastly improved, brand new DOS basic that
>current owners of QuickBasic will be allowed to upgrade to.  

Phil,

As a PDS owner (7.1), I'd be very curious what the upgrade offer will
look like (if it'll be any different). Also would like to find out if
VB/DOS will run on my XT or, as is the current trend, will it require
a '286 or higher.



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