01-29-2025, 11:18 PM
(This post was last modified: 01-29-2025, 11:20 PM by Stuart McLachlan.)
FWIW, there's at least one site out there that discusses TurboBaasic in some detail including screen shots and which talks about different versions and support tools released by Borland in the 1987-1989 period.
It says:
For those unfamiliar with the history. the brilliant Bob Zale wrote BASIC/Z, then sold it to Borland where it would become TurboBasic, Bob also went to work at Borland. When Borland shelved TurboBasic Bob bought the rights back and renamed it to PowerBasic where he continued to develop it.
ISTM that it is logical that he worked for them during that time so that he was aware of their intention to drop it and could offer to buy it back.
See http://www.dosdays.co.uk/topics/Software..._basic.php
I'd rather trust that than an AI that is subject to hallucinations
There is also a copy of the TurboBASIC User Manual. Interestingly, the layout and language are almost identical to the PowerBASIC Help and latest Manuals
It says:
For those unfamiliar with the history. the brilliant Bob Zale wrote BASIC/Z, then sold it to Borland where it would become TurboBasic, Bob also went to work at Borland. When Borland shelved TurboBasic Bob bought the rights back and renamed it to PowerBasic where he continued to develop it.
ISTM that it is logical that he worked for them during that time so that he was aware of their intention to drop it and could offer to buy it back.
See http://www.dosdays.co.uk/topics/Software..._basic.php
I'd rather trust that than an AI that is subject to hallucinations
There is also a copy of the TurboBASIC User Manual. Interestingly, the layout and language are almost identical to the PowerBASIC Help and latest Manuals