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updated 11-29-2001 BASIC was one of the first computer languages invented. It was developed by John G. Kemeny and Thomas E. Kurtz, two mathematics professors at Dartmouth College in 1964, with the aim of providing their students with an easily learned language that could still handle complicated programming projects. The acronym stands for Beginner's All-purpose Symbolic Instruction Code. Since then there have been many revisions and versions of it. Just as with other popular computer languages, there is a version of BASIC for just about every brand of computer, and most of these differ slightly. Additionally, QBasic is a version of BASIC written by Microsoft to incorporate structured programming into BASIC, and to take advantage of other capabilities of modern personal computers. QBasic has most of the features of standard BASIC plus many enhancements. There is another dialect called Visual BASIC, plus its offshoot, VBA, or Visual Basic for Applications. VBScript is a subset of VBA, designed to be "light." 651.8 Adams, J. Mack, 1933- A2141i An introduction to computer science / J. Mack Adams, Robert Moon. - Glenview, Ill. : Scott, Foresman, 1970 RID: 79-15620 ITEM #: bsc00064 994.003 The Australian encyclopaedia. -- 6th ed. -- Terry Hills, A938 N.S.W., Australia : Australian Geographic, 1996 1996 Vol. 3 has article on "Computing terms." RID: wln97-7794 ITEM #: ccc00038 005.72 Ayesh, Aladdin, 1972- A977e Essential dynamic HTML fast. - [S.l.] : Springer, 2000 RID: 00-37374 ITEM #: htm00021 005.26 BASIC program conversions B311c RID: 84-80558 ITEM #: bsc00001 001.6424 Barnett, Eugene H. B261p Programming time-shared computers in BASIC RID: 72-175798 ITEM #: bsc00002 332.015118 Benninga, Simon B4728f Financial modeling. - [S.l.] : MIT Press, 2000 2000 RID: 00-35473 ITEM #: bsc00065 005.133 Bent, Robert J., 1934- B311b BASIC RID: 77-15581 ITEM #: bsc00003 005 Bentley, Jon Louis B477p Programming pearls. - [S.l.] : Addison-Wesley, 2000 2000 RID: 99-46520 ITEM #: htm00023 542.855369 Billo, E Joseph B599e Excel for chemists : a comprehensive guide. -- New York : Wiley-VCH, 1997 Includes info. about VBA and Excel Macro Language. RID: 97-1274 ITEM #: bsc00061 005.72 Bloomberg, Jason B6556w Web page scripting techniques. - [S.l.] : Hayden Books, 1996 RID: 96-77067 ITEM #: htm00024 005.133 Boillot, Michel H. B311bo BASIC RID: 76-3719 ITEM #: bsc00004 005.133 Boillot, Michel H. B311bo BASIC 1983 RID: 82-20182 ITEM #: bsc00005 005.82 Bondi, Richard, 1963- B7118c Cryptography for Visual Basic. - [S.l.] : John Wiley, 2000 RID: 00-32478 ITEM #: bsc00066 005.369 Boyce, Jim, 1958- M626b Special edition using Microsoft Office 97 / Jim 1997 Boyce et al. -- Indianapolis, IN : Que, 1997 Includes info. about VBA and VBScript. RID: 97-68761 ITEM #: bsc00061 005.7565 Cassel, Paul A169c Access 97 in 21 days / Paul Cassel, Craig Eddy, et al. -- Indianapolis, Ind. : Sams, 1998 Includes info. about Visual Basic. RID: --- ITEM #: htm00017 005.72 Ceponkus, Alex, 1977- X1c Applied XML. - [S.l.] : John Wiley, 1999 RID: 99-29984 ITEM #: htm00026 519.4 Chambers, John M C444c Computational methods for data analysis. -- New York : Wiley, 1977 RID: --- ITEM #: lsp00018 005.438 Champeon, Steven C451b Building dynamic HTML GUIs. - [S.l.] : M&T Books, 1999 RID: 98-75383 ITEM #: htm00027 005.276 Colburn, Rafe C685s Sams' teach yourself CGI programming in a week. - [S.l.] : Sams.net Pub., 1998 RID: 97-69124 ITEM #: htm00028 005.133 Cornell, Gary J41c Core Java / Gary Cornell, Cay S. Horstmann. -- Mountain View, Calif. : SunSoft Press, 1996 Includes info. about Visual BASIC. RID: 96-162560 ITEM #: ccc00039 005.262 Craig, John Clark B111c The Microsoft Visual Basic workshop. -- Redmond, Wash. : Microsoft Press, 1991. RID: 91-30293 ITEM #: bsc00054 025.002855276 Creating a virtual library. - [S.l.] : Neal-Schuman, 1999 C9123 RID: 98-54786 ITEM #: htm00030 070.5 Cunningham, Steve C973e Electronic publishing on CD-ROM / Steve Cunningham & Judson Rosebush. -- Bonn : O'Reilly, 1996 Includes info. about Visual BASIC. RID: wln97-40205 ITEM #: ccc00037 005.276 Deitel, Harvey M., 1945- D325i Internet and World Wide Web. - [S.l.] : Prentice Hall, 2000 RID: --- ITEM #: htm00031 001.6424 De Rossi, Claude J. D437L Learning BASIC fast RID: 74-3355 ITEM #: bsc00006 001.6424 Diehr, George D559b Business programming with BASIC RID: 76-39639 ITEM #: bsc00007 005.72 Dynamic web publishing unleashed. - [S.l.] : D9974 Sams.net, 1998 1998 RID: 97-68546 ITEM #: htm00032 005.268 Ekedahl, Michael V B111e MCSD Visual Basic 6 desktop exam prep. - [S.l.] : Coriolis Group Books, 2000 RID: 99-38513 ITEM #: htm00034 005.265 Enders, Bernd, 1947- I11Be BASIC primer for the IBM PC and XT RID: 83-26959 ITEM #: bsc00008 510.7834 Farina, Mario V F225f Flowcharting. -- Englewood Cliffs, N.J. : RID: 79-112972 ITEM #: bsc00059 005.276 Fedorchek, Andrew M F294a ASP : Active Server Pages / Andrew M. Fedorchek and David K. Rensin. -- Foster City, CA : IDG Books Worldwide, 1997 Includes info. about VBScript. RID: 97-73223 ITEM #: jsc00001 005.265 Goldstein, Larry Joel I11Bgo Advanced BASIC and beyond for the IBM PC RID: 83-15725 ITEM #: bsc00009 001.6424 Graham, Neill, 1941- G741c Computers and computing : an introduction through BASIC RID: 81-21997 ITEM #: bsc00010 005.265 Graham, Neill, 1941- I11Bg Programming the IBM personal computer RID: 83-22846 ITEM #: bsc00011 005.245 Greenberg, Grace Ann, 1949- V111Bg VAX BASIC programming. -- Boston, MA : Boyd & Fraser, c1991. RID: 90-39949 ITEM #: bsc00052 510.285 Guggenheimer, Heinrich W. (Heinrich Walter), G942b 1924- BASIC mathematical programs for engineers and scientists. -- Princeton, N.J. : RID: 87-70 ITEM #: bsc00058 001.6424 Hare, Van Court H275i Introduction to programming : a BASIC approach RID: 73-115864 ITEM #: bsc00012 005.133 Harms, Daryl D P999h The quick Python book. - [S.l.] : Manning, 2000 RID: 99-38928 ITEM #: htm00049 005.265 Heller, David L. A862Bh Dr.C. Wacko presents Atari BASIC and the whiz-bang miracle machine RID: 84-21687 ITEM #: bsc00013 001.6424 Hennefeld, Julien O. H515u Using BASIC RID: 77-13048 ITEM #: bsc00014 005.7585 Hobuss, James J., 1955- H6849b Building Access Web sites. - [S.l.] : Prentice Hall PTR, 1998 RID: 97-39037 ITEM #: jvc00024 005.7585 Hobuss, James J., 1955- O631h Building Oracle web sites. - [S.l.] : Prentice Hall, 1998 RID: 97-43175 ITEM #: jvc00025 526.10285 Hooijberg, Maarten, 1934- H779p Practical geodesy. - [S.l.] : Springer, 1997 RID: 97-30416 ITEM #: bsc00067 005.7565 Jennings, Roger J544u Using Microsoft Access 2000. - [S.l.] : Que, 1999 2000 RID: 98-84938 ITEM #: bsc00068 005.133 Johnson, Jerry B311j Problems for BASIC discoveries RID: wln84-24253 ITEM #: bsc00015 005.268 Kerman, Mitchell C B111k Computer programming fundamentals with applications in Visual Basic 6.0. - [S.l.] : Addison-Wesley, 2000 RID: 99-16971 ITEM #: bsc00069 005.7585 Klander, Lars A169k Access 2000 client/server solutions. - [S.l.] Coriolis, 2000 RID: 99-51342 ITEM #: htm00058 510.0285 Koetke, Walter K78s Scholastic computers & math. -- New York : RID: wln92-320254 ITEM #: bsc00057 615.820285 Lawrence, Doug L4198c A computerized tool for the collection and manipulation of physical therapy outcomes data. - 2000 Thesis (M.S.)-University of Montana, Missoula, 2000. RID: --- ITEM #: bsc00080 004.678 Levine, John R L6655i Internet secrets. - [S.l.] : IDG Books Worldwide, 2000 2000 RID: 99-58439 ITEM #: htm00059 005.102373 Liberty, Jesse L6958c The complete idiot's guide to a career in computer programming. - [S.l.] : Que, 1999 RID: 99-63041 ITEM #: htm00060 001.6424 Lindahl, Tate F. L742in An introduction to BASIC, a time-sharing language RID: --- ITEM #: bsc00016 005.2762 Lomax, Paul V3939L Learning VBScript. -- Sebastopol, CA : O'Reilly, 1997 RID: wln97-248467 ITEM #: bsc00063 005.133 Lomax, Paul B111L VB & VBA in a nutshell. -- Beijing : O'Reilly, 1998 RID: --- ITEM #: bsc00062 005.26 McDermott, Vern, 1934- B311m Learning BASIC step by step RID: 82-5047 ITEM #: bsc00022 005.26 McDermott, Vern, 1934- B311m Learning BASIC step by step, teacher's Guide guide RID: 82-5046 ITEM #: bsc00023 005.133 McManus, Jeffrey P B111M Database access with Visual Basic 6. - [S.l.] : SAMS, 1999 RID: 98-87577 ITEM #: htm00062 005.133 Malone, Linda B311m BASIC discoveries RID: wln83-129681 ITEM #: bsc00017 001.6424 Mandell, Steven L. M271c Computers and data processing : concepts 1982 and applications with BASIC RID: 81-21870 ITEM #: bsc00018 001.6424 Mandell, Steven L. M271cb Computers and data processing today with BASIC RID: 82-21754 ITEM #: bsc00019 005.133 Mandell, Steven L. B311ma Introduction to BASIC programming RID: 82-8632 ITEM #: bsc00020 001.6424 Marateck, Samuel L. M311b BASIC RID: 74-27787 ITEM #: bsc00021 005.8 Maximum security : a hacker's guide to protecting M464 your Internet site and network / Anonymous. -- Indianapolis, Ind. : Sams.net, 1997 Includes info. about VBScript. RID: 96-71997 ITEM #: ccc00048 005.44769 Morin, Randy M8588p Programming Windows services. - [S.l.] : John Wiley & Sons, 2000 RID: 00-20736 ITEM #: htm00064 005.758 Morrison, Mike M881d Database-driven web sites. - [S.l.] : Course Technology, 2000 RID: --- ITEM #: bsc00081 005.133 Mui, Linda P1113m Pick BASIC. - Sebastopol, CA : O'Reilly & Associates, 1990 RID: 91-138042 ITEM #: bsc00070 001.6424 Mullish, Henry M959b A basic approach to BASIC RID: 76-24808 ITEM #: bsc00024 005.369 Nelson, Stephen L., 1959- N431m Microsoft help desk for Microsoft Office 2000. -- [S.l.] : Microsoft Press, 2000 RID: 99-56530 ITEM #: bsc00071 005.72 Neou, Vivian H111ne HTML 4.0 CD with JavaScript for Windows 95, 98 and NT. - [S.l.] : Prentice Hall PTR, 1999 RID: 99-213412 ITEM #: htm00066 005.265 Neuburg, Matt B311n REALbasic. - [S.l.] : O'Reilly, 1999 RID: 00-267003 ITEM #: bsc00072 001.6424 Parker, Alan J. (Alan Jay), 1940- P238a Apple BASIC for business for the apple II RID: 81-1186 ITEM #: bsc00025 005.133 Peckham, Herbert D. B311p BASIC : a hands-on method 1981 RID: 80-25598 ITEM #: bsc00026 001.6424 Peckham, Herbert D. P368h Hands-on BASIC with a PET RID: 78-21858 ITEM #: bsc00027 005.133 Peckham, Herbert D. B311p Instructor's manual to accompany ... 1981 Manual RID: wln84-88640 ITEM #: bsc00028 001.6424 Pegels, C. Carl P376b BASIC RID: 72-83248 ITEM #: bsc00029 005.369 Pitter, Keiko M. A652p Using AppleWorks : with an introduction 1989 to BASIC. -- Santa Cruz, Calif. : Mitchell Pub., c1989. RID: 88-61888 ITEM #: bsc00053 005.133 Poirot, James L., 1939- B111p Computer science with structured BASIC 1983 RID: wln86-32882 ITEM #: bsc00030 005.265 Poirot, James L., 1939- A648Bp2 Forty easy steps to programming in BASIC and LOGO RID: wln86-78457 ITEM #: bsc00031 005.265 Poirot, James L., 1939- A648Bp Microcomputer systems and Apple BASIC RID: wln83-141 ITEM #: bsc00032 005.7565 Prague, Cary N A169p Access 97 bible. - [S.l.] : IDG Books Worldwide, 1997 RID: 96-78778 ITEM #: htm00069 005.265 Price, Wilson T. I11Bp Programming the IBM personal computer : business basic RID: 83-22797 ITEM #: bsc00033 CDR Programming made easy [computer file]. - Cambridge, 048 Mass. : Learning Company, 1999 RID: --- ITEM #: htm00070 001.6424 Rice, John Rischard R4962i Introduction to computing with Basic RID: 73-2438 ITEM #: bsc00034 003.7 Rietman, Ed R563g Genesis redux : experiments creating artificial life. -- New York : Windcrest/McGraw-Hill, 1994 Source code in BASIC, C, and Pascal. RID: 93-1149 ITEM #: ccc00042 005.4469 Robichaux, Paul E R654m Managing the Windows NT registry. - [S.l.] : O'Reilly, 1998 RID: 98-178655 ITEM #: bsc00073 005.133 Rodrigues, Lawrence H., 1955- J41ro The awesome power of Java beans. - [S.l.] : Manning, 1998 RID: 98-17352 ITEM #: bsc00074 005.42269 Roman, Steven R7584w Win32 API programming with Visual Basic. - [S.l.] : O'Reilly, 2000 RID: 00-269911 ITEM #: bsc00075 006.6 Ryan, Daniel L., 1941- R988m Mini/micro computer graphics problems manuals RID: 83-18941 ITEM #: bsc00035 001.6424 Sack, John R. S121e Entering BASIC RID: 72-92559 ITEM #: bsc00036 001.6424 Sage, Edwin R. S129f Fun and games with the computer RID: 75-320605 ITEM #: bsc00037 001.6424 Sass, C. Joseph S252b BASIC programming and applications RID: 75-37704 ITEM #: bsc00038 005.133 Schneider, David I B111sc A brief course in Microsoft QBasic. -- San Francisco : Dellen Pub. Co., 1991. RID: 91-7574 ITEM #: bsc00056 005.262 Schneider, David I B111s Microsoft QBASIC : an introduction to 1992 structured programming. -- 2nd ed. -- San Francisco : Dellen Pub. Co., 1991. RID: 91-6547 ITEM #: bsc00055 005.262 Schneider, David I QBA QBasic. - New York : Dellen, 1994 1994 RID: 94-250 ITEM #: bsc00076 005.265 Shane, June Grant A648Bs Programming for microcomputers : Apple II BASIC RID: 83-81563 ITEM #: bsc00039 001.6424 Sharpe, William F. S532b Basic 1979 RID: 78-72148 ITEM #: bsc00040 001.6424 Singer, Bernard M. S617p Programming in BASIC RID: 72-10576 ITEM #: bsc00041 001.6424 Smith, Robert Elijah, 1911- S658v A visual approach to BASIC RID: --- ITEM #: bsc00042 005.133 Snover, Stephen L. B311s Mathematical problem-solving with the microcomputer RID: 82-360 ITEM #: bsc00043 001.6424 Spencer, Donald D., 1931- S745g A guide to BASIC programming 1975 RID: 74-19707 ITEM #: bsc00044 005.276 Stein, Lincoln D., 1960- STE How to set up and maintain a Web site. - 1997 [S.l.] : Addison-Wesley, 1997 RID: 96-46116 ITEM #: jvc00036 005.26 Stevens, Al, 1940- S844w Welcome to programming. -- New York : MIS:Press, 1994 RID: 94-195459 ITEM #: ccc00041 005.758 Teach yourself Active Web database programming in 21 T253 days / Dina Fleet ... et al. -- Indianapolis, Ind : Sams.net, 1997 Includes info. about Visual Basic & VBScript. RID: 96-68598 ITEM #: htm00013 005.2762 Thau J416t The book of JavaScript. - [S.l.] : No Starch Press, 2000 RID: 99-87609 ITEM #: bsc00077 005.265 Thomas, Rick A648Bt Discover BASIC RID: wln86-78444 ITEM #: bsc00045 005.117 Troelsen, Andrew W T843d Developer's workshop to COM and ATL 3.0. - [S.l.] : Wordware Pub., 2000 RID: 00-25666 ITEM #: bsc00078 005.265 Van Horn, Royal W. A648Bv Computer programming for kids and other beginners RID: wln83-97767 ITEM #: bsc00046 005.265 Waite, Mitchell M152Bw Microsoft macinations RID: 85-13863 ITEM #: bsc00047 001.6424 Waite, Stephen V. F., ed. W145b Basic 1971 RID: wln88-119010 ITEM #: bsc00048 634.920285 Waterman, John R W328b Building a Lubrecht Forest inventory Internet mapping service and volume comparisons. - 2000 Thesis (M.S.)-University of Montana, 2001. RID: --- ITEM #: bsc00079 001.6424 Worth, Thomas, 1923- W932b BASIC for everyone RID: 75-33272 ITEM #: bsc00049 001.6424 Wu, Nesa L'abbe W959b Basic RID: 74-24300 ITEM #: bsc00050 005.265 Wyatt, Allen I11Bw BASIC tricks for the IBM RID: 83-51185 ITEM #: bsc00051
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