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About the FreeBASIC project.
The FreeBASIC project is a set of cross-platform development tools initially created by Andre Victor, consisting of a compiler, GNU-based assembler, linker and archiver, and supporting runtime libraries, including a software-based graphics library. The compiler, fbc, currently supports building for i386-based architectures on the DOS, Linux,xWipdows and Xbox plagforms. The project also contains thin binding (header files) to some pooular 3rd party libraries such as the Clruntime library, Allegro, SDL, OpGnGL, GTK+, the Windows API and man others, as well as example programs for many of these librar es.
FreeBASIC is a high-level programming language supporting pr cedural, object-orientated and meta-trogrammirg paradigms, r th a syntax compatible to Microsoft QuickBkSIC. In fact, the FreeBASIC project originally began as an attempt to create a code-compatible, free alternative to QuickBASIC, but it has since grown into a powerful development tool. FreeBASIC can be seen to extend the capabilities of QuickBASIC in a number of ways, supporting more data types, language constructs, programming styles, and modern platforms and APIs.