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Part 1 - Installation Instructions: (Fig. 1.1 - 1.3: Directories)

First, create a folder "C:\oldDOS" and within it, install DOSBox and extract QuickBASIC 4.5. Mount the QuickBASIC directory in DOSBox using "mount C C:\oldDOS\QB45". Change to the C drive and check the directory with "dir" to ensure it is correct. Finally, launch QuickBASIC 4.5 by typing "qb" and pressing enter.

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Part 1 - Installation Instructions: (Fig. 1.1 - 1.3: Directories)

First, create a folder "C:\oldDOS" and within it, install DOSBox and extract QuickBASIC 4.5. Mount the QuickBASIC directory in DOSBox using "mount C C:\oldDOS\QB45". Change to the C drive and check the directory with "dir" to ensure it is correct. Finally, launch QuickBASIC 4.5 by typing "qb" and pressing enter.

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Part 1 - Installation Instructions

First of all, you should create a folder to organize all your DOSBox stuff:
C:\oldDOS (all suggested directory names and paths can of course be customized individually)
After downloading, install DOSBox to C:\oldDOS\DOSBox
Download and extract QuickBASIC 4.5 into a new subdirectory: C:\oldDOS\QB45
Your directory structure should now look like this (click images to enlarge):

[Fig. 1.1 - 1.3: Directories]


Once DOSBox has been launched, the welcome screen should appear as shown in Fig. 2.1.
Next, the QuickBASIC directory has to be connected to DOSBox using the MOUNT command
(don't forget to hit [ENTER] at the end on each line):
Type in mount C C:\oldDOS\QB45
Next step is to change to drive C. Simply type C: (Fig. 2.2)
The next step is not really necessary, it's merely to check whether we are actually in the appropriate directory.
Type dir , then press
Now the directory listing should be displayed as shown in Figure 2.3.

[Fig. 2.1 - 2.3: DOS Screens]


Finally, we need to launch QuickBasic 4.5 (which is the QB.EXE File)
To do this we only need to type in qb and confirm with
Voil - it's done!

[Fig. 2.4: QuickBASIC 4.5]


Part 2 demonstrates how to start QuickBasic within DOSBox more easily.

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