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| caption                = ZBasic 4.7 (MS-DOS)
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| author                 = Andrew Gariepy<br>Scott Terry<br>David Overton<br>Greg Branche<br>Halbert Laing
| developer              = Simutek
| released               = {{Start date and age|1980}}
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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 (computer)|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.{{Citation needed|date=June 2025}}

In 1991, Harry Gish and 32 Bit Software of [[Dallas]], [[Texas]] purchased the MS-DOS version. Nando Favaro expanded it to include [[16-bit|16-]] and [[32-bit]]-specific machine code as well as [[Video Graphics Array|VGA]] and [[Video Electronics Standards Association|VESA]] video. Zedcor concentrated on the Mac market and renamed it [[FutureBASIC]].

==Features==
ZBasic uses device independent graphics where the same compiled code can work on different display resolutions and colors–even in text mode. Original MS-DOS versions include graphical support up to [[Enhanced Graphics Adapter|EGA]].

ZBasic supports [[binary-coded decimal]] math with precision up to 54 digits.

<code>INDEX$</code> is an array of variable length strings that can be easily sorted and searched.

== References ==
# {{note|TRS-80}}[http://www.trs-80.org/zbasic/ TRS-80 releases]
# {{note|ZB-Manual}}[http://www.apple2.org.za/mirrors/ground.icaen.uiowa.edu/upl2001/Apr01/ZBASIC.pdf ZBasic manual] '' 'ZBasic, Interactive Compiler','' by Andrew R. Gariepy, Scott Terry, David Overton, Greg Branche and Halbert Laing. Documentation by Michael A. Gariepy. Fourth Edition 4/87 (C)1985-1987 Zedcor Inc.
# {{note|PC386}}'ZBasic-PC/386', modifications by Nando Favaro. Documentation by Harry Gish. First Edition 3/91 (C)1991 32 Bit Software Inc.
# {{note|ZBasic5}}ZBasic 5 reviewed by Dave Kelly for [http://www.mactech.com/articles/mactech/Vol.05/05.02/ZBASIC5.0/index.html MacTech magazine]

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