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ZBasic

ZBasic is a compiler for the BASIC programming language, with an integrated development environment, released by Simutek (of Tucson, Arizona) in 1980. The combined efforts of Andrew Gariepy, Scott Terry, David Overton, Greg Branche, and Halbert Laing led to versions for MS-DOS, Apple II, Mac, CP/M, and TRS-80 computers. It can be used as a cross-platform development system, where the same source code can be compiled to different platforms without any modifications. In the late 1980s, ZBASIC was maintained and sold by Zedcor. In 1991, Harry Gish and 32 Bit Software of Dallas, Texas purchased the MS-DOS version. Nando Favaro expanded it to include 16- and 32-bit-specific machine code as well as VGA and VESA video. Zedcor concentrated on the Mac market and renamed it FutureBASIC.

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ZBasic is a compiler for the BASIC programming language, with an integrated development environment, released by Simutek (of Tucson, Arizona) in 1980. The combined efforts of Andrew Gariepy, Scott Terry, David Overton, Greg Branche, and Halbert Laing led to versions for MS-DOS, Apple II, Mac, CP/M, and TRS-80 computers. It can be used as a cross-platform development system, where the same source code can be compiled to different platforms without any modifications. In the late 1980s, ZBASIC was maintained and sold by Zedcor. In 1991, Harry Gish and 32 Bit Software of Dallas, Texas purchased the MS-DOS version. Nando Favaro expanded it to include 16- and 32-bit-specific machine code as well as VGA and VESA video. Zedcor concentrated on the Mac market and renamed it FutureBASIC.

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  1. release date: 1980 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

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  1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
  2. The record states that the release date is "1980". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  4. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

  1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1370262111

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