Jul 6, 2023
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Post #223: Microsoft, Advertisment for MS QuickBasic, 1985-1988.
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Microsoft QuickBasic advertisment ...
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Post #223: Microsoft, Advertisment for MS QuickBasic, 1985-1988.
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50-line text mode on a gas-plasma screen
I took this photo while working on the MS QuickBasic version of our benchmark (previously written in C and Assembly). The goal was to compare speed of different languages and compilers. This required me to relearn BASIC so I always needed to see online help, my BASIC code and the original C code on a single screen. Switching a screen into the VGA 80x50-character mode is invaluable in these situations.
Regarding the results: I tested all versions of our benchmark, which is mostly about integer performance and memory access (similar to compiling and XML parsing), on this IBM PS/2 P70 with a 20-MHz 386 (DX). Interpreted QuickBasic 4.5 version was used as a baseline (1x). These are the speed-ups:
Compiled QuickBasic = 3x
Borland C++ (8086 instructions) = 15x
Borland C++ (386 instructions) = 33x
Hand-tuned Assembly (386 protected mode) = 70x
Metaware High C/C++ (386 protected mode) = 70x
Various ASCII animations I made back in the mid-1990s using GW-BASIC. I finally got a respectable frame capture program so I thought I'd share before they're lost forever when dedicated souls stop making Quick BASIC compatible with the latest operating systems...
Various PHI-fighters, THETA-wings, Asterisk fighters, Gunships, ZETA-boats, and even a UFO and their struggles against an "evil" red drop and even each other, some more successful than others :-)