VB for DOS

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From: Doug Sewell
Date: Wed, 22 Jul 1992 02:38

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I just saw the first part of an article in PC Week magazine, apparently
Microsoft is getting ready to release VB for DOS, which will build gra-
phical non-windows applications.  It's expected to be the replacement for
QuickBasic, which hasn't been improved for two years.

My thoughts were:
(1) if I were in Microsoft marketing, I'd kill this, because it furthers
    the non-windows environment.
(2) I like VB, but I can think of places where I'd like a non-windows
    app with this kind of development.  I'm not sure whether I'd want
    it to be graphical, as opposed to the mock-windows interface that
    Turbo Vision, Microsoft Works, PC Tools, etc use.

If I get a chance I'll post the article tomorrow.
--
Doug Sewell, Tech Support, Computer Center, Youngstown State University
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