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NameCheap    Very reliable, very affordable, independently-owned web-hosting service.
| By the way, it is the host for this very web-site you are viewing now .... frankosite2020.com


Wikipedia Articles .... Sitemaps - XML   +   Site Map (about)   +   robots.txt


DosBox   and its copycat counterpart   DosBox-X

   DosBox (32-bit version only) and DosBox-X (32 and 64 bit versions) are open-source DOS emulators for running
   DOS-based games and many (if not all) DOS applications on modern computers. DOS-based Windows platforms
   such as Windows 3.x and 9.x are supported in full (or in part, depending on certain factors).     Many of the
   configuration parameters used in DosBox may be imported to DosBox-X on a case by case (IE, app by app) basis.


NotePad++   (free)     TextPad   ($ 16.50)     NOTE TAB   ($ 39.95)   ..... Text and HTML editors.


Softmaker FreeOffice - Office Suite (Free Version)
   An alternative to the Windows Office Suite, offered   COMPLETELY FREE AND PERMANENTLY USABLE. There is
   no trial period, and no need to buy a license. It does require a product key, which is absolutely free, and which can
   be used to install FreeOffice on up to three different computers. The office suite is presented in a downloadable
   59-megabyte (give/take) installer file which includes TextMaker (Word Processor), PlanMaker (spreadsheet) and
   Softmaker Presentations (Powerpoint equivalant).


Know Your Bytes - A Graphic Chart
   Easily tells you the difference between Kilobytes and Yottabytes. Chart also illustrates the visual impact
   of exotic fonts, in this case "CrackerMan" for the the Pac-Man characters. The chart can be used as a
   demonstration tool in any computer-related course.






China Calendar     Chinese 12 Year Animal Calendar Cycle     China Calendar

Were you born in the year of the Rat, the Dog, the Tiger or the Dragon ??.
Find your special birth year with this easy-to-read-and-use visual guide.



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WWW -- Internet Topics
Web Browsers, HTML, CSS, Javascript, Java, Other


Web-Browser Sites ...   Mozilla.Org     Firefox     Google Chrome     Opera     Pale Moon


FORUMS ...
| Discussions involving HTML, CSS, Javascript, Java, PHP, Perl, ASP, SQL, .NET and other web-page languages.

   WDG - H T M L Helper     Microsoft Web Developer


Web-Page Builder Sites Drop-Down CSS Menu

   Qhmit (Quack-It) Web-Page Construction Tutorials     Working With HTML I-Frames


   The JavaScript Source     Free Site: JavaScript (and Java) Service Listings

   QuirksMode       Search Engine Aid: How to use META Tags


   Java Age Detector (A Scream!)     Paul McFedries' Books, Codes and Tools Page (CSS, JavaScript, Other)


   Email Addresses dot com     Listing of HTML editors     Free-Site Listing: WebMaster Freebies



MS-DOS / BASIC (DOS and Windows) / Minor Sites
|   See also the PowerBASIC Section, located further down on this page.


Legacy Computer Collections    All about vintage software and hardware


Abandonware DOS
|   An information library about software for MS-DOS, Early Windows (3.0 / 3.1 / 95 / 98 / XP) and Apple's Macintosh


B A S I C ....... Windows and/or Linux-compatible versions

Free BASIC   Free, Open-Source Language.


True BASIC   Based on the original Dartmouth Basic, different versions available for purchase.



Q-BASIC/Quickbasic (DOS) Sites

   The Q-Basic Tutorial Site   A history of the language, with a 30-plus chapter tutorial on how to program with it.

   QBasic News   and   Forum   «« The forum section is new and up-to-date.



GW-BASIC (DOS) Sites     GW stands for (supposedly) Gee Whiz   -OR-   (allegedly) Gates William

   GW-BASIC (Gee Whiz!)       Kindly Rat's GW-Basic Site   (Archived)       GW-BASIC User's Guide + Alt Site


   PC-BASIC: MS-DOS Basic 3.23 Emulator     PC-Basic Documentation
   Windows-Mac-Linux compatible platform. Allows creating and running BASIC programs for IBM PC,
   TANDY PC and certain other DOS era systems.



MS-DOS / Related

   Nathan's Toasty Technology   and   GUI Classics

   Vintage Operating Systems       DOS BBS Bulletin Board Forum


   FreeDOS ...   Home Page     Latest Version: 1.30     FreeDOS Wiki     V-1.30 Release: Feb 2nd 2022



PowerBASIC Section (PB)            PowerBASIC Home Page


    PB Console Compiler-Current-Classic       PB for Windows-Current-Classic       Accessories-3rd Party


   Power-BASIC Bulletin Board Forums-Current     Powerbasic users can share thoughts, suggestions and source code.


   Kube-0-Seven     BASIC Language Demonstration Program created with the Power-BASIC Console Compiler.

   Program 8032     Emulation of Commodore Basic 4.0 power-on screen, created with Power-BASIC 3.5 for DOS.


   Gary Beene's Powerbasic (PB) Page   +   PB Intro   +   PB Other Sites     Beene's Home Page



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