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|    Ed Vance to Mike Powell    |
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|    14 Nov 25 16:46:41    |
      TZUTC: -0500       MSGID: 1096.canada@1:2320/105 2d7cdd89       REPLY: 1089.canada@1:2320/105 2d78748b       PID: Synchronet 3.21a-Linux master/123f2d28a Jul 12 2025 GCC 12.2.0       TID: SBBSecho 3.28-Linux master/123f2d28a Jul 12 2025 GCC 12.2.0       BBSID: CAPCITY2       CHRS: ASCII 1       FORMAT: flowed              > Re: GWBASIC       > By: Ed Vance to Mike Powell on Mon Nov 10 2025 22:14:32              > I also remember QBASIC, so maybe that was it instead of BASICA -- or maybe       > "A" came with 4.x and then "Q" with 5+.       >        > Anyway, I also had issues not using line numbers as I initially learned basic       > on a TI 99 4A. ;)       >        > Mike                     You are probably right about BASICA being with DOS 4 .              I remember seeing BASICA on someones machine before I had the 486 built.       Ed       --- SBBSecho 3.28-Linux        * Origin: capitolcityonline.net * Telnet/SSH:2022/HTTP (1:2320/105)       SEEN-BY: 105/81 106/201 128/187 129/14 305 153/7715 154/110 218/700       SEEN-BY: 226/30 227/114 229/110 112 275 300 307 317 426 428 470 664       SEEN-BY: 229/700 705 291/111 292/854 320/219 322/757 396/45 460/58       SEEN-BY: 633/280 712/848 902/26 2320/0 105 195 304 5020/400 5075/35       PATH: 2320/105 229/426           |
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