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        Portals

        These sites mostly aggregate others, providing you a browsing-friendly entry point. There aren't many left ...
        • KindlyRat's GWBASIC Page: Originally on Geocities until it was shut-down, KindlyRat was the place to go. In fact, the references to the old URL (http://www.geocities.com/KindlyRat/GWBASIC.html) are scattered far and wide (as can be for an obsolete technology).

        Forums / Q&A

        • Programmer's Haven: Admittedly it's pretty quiet here at the bulletin board for GW-BASIC, Q-Basic, and QuickBasic.

        History

        Learn where GW-BASIC fits in the annals of history as well as alongside other BASICs.
        • Microsoft BASIC Version Information.

        Tutorials

        Guides to learning GW-BASIC or other forms of BASIC.
        • The Secret Guide to Computers - Other Basics:  Long-scrolling page quickly describing different versions of BASIC, including GW-BASIC and Visual Basic for DOS. As educational information it is most useful for those moving between various versions of BASIC, but for new programmers it may be of limited value.
        • Last Book of GW-Basic by the crusty and elusive Joseph Sixpack. Just do a search for the title to find an archived copy since it was on Geocities and Yahoo! destroyed it. I'm currently being entertained by it and am considering making my own archive copy (e.g. ad free!).
        • BASIC Training: A GWBASIC tutorial by Steve Estvanik and converted to HTML by Thomas Antoni. This is thorough with the fundamentals of the language but only briefly touches graphics and sound.

        Programs / Examples

        • Back to BASICs: Leon's GWBASIC page; contains games and other programs. Some great stuff here with screenshots and plenty of background information.
        • Classic Basic Games: Starts with a bit of history then moves onto the book which these games came from and finally provides a listing where you can download each one.
        • 99 Bottles of Beer on the Wall: 'nuff said.
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