Hello World in BASIC

A simple Hello World implementation in BASIC.

Installation

macOS

brew install brandonp/homebrew-qbasic/qbasic

Linux

For Debian/Ubuntu:

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install freebasic

Windows

Download QB64 from http://www.qb64.org/ or use DOSBox with QBasic.

Running

With QB64:

qb64 main.bas -o hello
./hello

With FreeBASIC:

fbc main.bas
./main

Code Explanation

The program uses numbered lines, a hallmark of BASIC programming. Line 10 prints the message and line 20 ends the program. The implementation follows classic BASIC conventions with line numbers and simple commands.