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In article <BzEwHC.3KI@cscns.com> roberts@cscns.com (Robert Schoolfield) writes:
>
>Jon Arnold (jarnold@tixel.mv.com) wrote:
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>: I've been using Turbo Basic for a long time, and have made a lot of use
>: of a package called Turbo Windows with it.  It allows you to define
>: windows, titles, shading, text within the window, etc.  I want to switch
>: over to QuickBasic (since Borland no longer sells or supports TB), but
>: I need a similar tools package for QB, as the Turbo Windows routines
>: make specific use of certain things that QB doesn't support.
>
>: Any suggestions; commercial, shareware, or PD?
>
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>I think you would really be impressed with the new PowerBASIC 3.0 from
>Spectra - they bought the Borland product.  Microsoft is not intending
>to persue upgrading the product, opting to persue the Visual BASIC event
>driven model. 

The graphical event-driven model is merely an *option* in VBDOS.  You
can use it if you want or ignore it. VBDOS will still happily compile
any "old" style basic program that PDS or Quickbasic handle now.

> It seems that PowerBASIC is poised to be the compiled BASIC of
>choice.  Highly recommended you check out the product before buying 
>QuickBASIC.  Lots of libraries available for PowerBASIC now.
> 

There are even more (many, many, more) libraries available for the MS
Basic products.  If third party support is what you are concerned about,
there is no contest.  Microsoft Basic has more support than probably all
other Basic products combined.

Phil

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