Versions of Utilities (LINK, LIB, Etc.) Shipped with Basic (66164)

SUMMARY

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).

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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.