Q66164: Versions of Utilities (LINK, LIB, Etc.) Shipped with BASIC
Article: Q66164
Product(s): See article
Version(s): 1.00 1.01 1.02 2.00 2.01 3.00 4.00 4.00b 4.50
Operating System(s): MS-DOS
Keyword(s): ENDUSER | S_LINK S_EDITOR S_CodeView S_MAKE S_NMAKE B_BasicCom S_PWB | mspl13_basic
Last Modified: 17-OCT-1990
Below is a list of the specific versions of Microsoft utility programs
shipped with Microsoft QuickBASIC versions 1.00, 1.01, 1.02, 2.00,
2.01, 3.00, 4.00, 4.00b, and 4.50 for MS-DOS; with Microsoft BASIC
Compiler versions 5.35, 5.36 for MS-DOS and 6.00, 6.00b for MS-DOS and
MS OS/2; and with Microsoft BASIC Professional Development System
(PDS) versions 7.00 and 7.10 for MS-DOS and MS OS/2.
This list of utilities includes LINK.EXE (Microsoft Linker), CV.EXE
(Microsoft CodeView for MS-DOS), CVP.EXE (Microsoft CodeView for MS
OS/2 protected mode), M.EXE (Microsoft Editor for MS-DOS), MEP.EXE
(Microsoft Editor for MS OS/2 protected mode), LIB.EXE (Microsoft
Library Manager), MAKE.EXE (Microsoft Program Maintenance Utility),
and NMAKE.EXE (newer Microsoft Program Maintenance Utility). LINK.EXE,
LIB.EXE, MAKE.EXE, and NMAKE.EXE are bound applications (that is, they
run under either MS-DOS or MS OS/2).
Note: "Segmented Linker" in the table below means segmented-executable
linker. A "-" in the table below indicates that the utility is not
shipped with the product.
+-----------------------+
| QuickBASIC for MS-DOS |
+-----------------------+
Product Object Segmented Overlay CV/ M/MEP LIB MAKE NMAKE
Version Linker Linker Linker CVP Editor
------- ------ --------- ------- --- ------ --- ---- -----
1.00 3.02 - - - - - - -
1.01 3.02 - - - - - - -
1.02 3.02 - - - - - - -
2.00 - - 3.06 - - - - -
2.01 - - 3.06 - - - - -
3.00 - - 3.06 - - - - -
4.00 - - 3.61 - - - - -
4.00b - - 3.65 - - - - -
4.50 - - 3.69 - - - - -
Note that QuickBASIC versions 1.x, 2.x, 3.00, and 4.x cannot take
advantage of the code overlay capabilities of the overlay linker.
+---------------------------------------+
| BASIC Compiler for MS-DOS and MS OS/2 |
+---------------------------------------+
Product Object Segmented Overlay CV/ M/MEP LIB MAKE NMAKE
Version Linker Linker Linker CVP Editor
------- ------ --------- ------- --- ------ --- ---- -----
5.35 1.10 - - - - - - -
5.36 1.10 - - - - - - -
For MS-DOS and MS OS/2:
6.00 - 5.01.20 - 2.20 1.00 3.11 4.07 -
6.00b - 5.01.20 - 2.20 1.00 3.11 4.07 -
+--------------------------------------------------------------------+
| BASIC Professional Development System (PDS) for MS-DOS and MS OS/2 |
+--------------------------------------------------------------------+
7.00 - 5.05 - 2.35 1.20 3.16 - 1.10
7.10 - 5.10 - 3.10 - 3.17 - 1.11
Note that Microsoft BASIC Professional Development System (PDS)
version 7.00 for MS-DOS and MS OS/2 is the first version to support
the code overlay feature of the linker (LINK.EXE).
BASIC PDS 7.10 introduces the Programmer's WorkBench (PWB.EXE) version
1.10 for mixed-language and OS/2 programming.
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