GW-Basic

Wed Apr 13 15:42:52 CDT 2005

On Wed, 13 Apr 2005, John Foust wrote:

> Here's a definitive response from Dr. Greg Whitten on this

Well, not quite "definitive" because...

> If GW-BASIC is named for anyone, it is probably me because I developed
> the Microsoft BASIC language standards in the BASIC Compiler line.

...and then...

> The GW-BASIC name stands for Gee-Whiz BASIC.

So, which is it?

Otherwise, a great piece of information (to be taken with a grain of salt
as it's only one side of the story told first-hand).

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