Editing PowerBASIC (section)

==History==
The first version of the DOS compiler was published as BASIC/Z, the very first interactive compiler for [[CP/M]] and MDOS. Later it was extended to MS-DOS/[[PC&nbsp;DOS]] and in 1987 [[Borland]] distributed it as ''Turbo Basic''.

<!-- [[WP:NFCC]] violation: [[File:Turbobasic11 00.png|thumb|Turbo Basic 1.1 (1987) startup screen.]] -->''Turbo Basic'' was originally created by Robert "Bob" Zale (1945–2012) and bought from him by [[Borland]]. When Borland decided to stop publishing it (1989), Zale bought it back from them, renamed it '''PowerBASIC''' and set up PowerBASIC Inc. to continue support and development of it; it was later called PBDOS.<ref>{{cite news |title=PowerBASIC makes smooth move; Tech company finds region's affordability attractive. |date=2000-10-10 |publisher=Sarasota Herald Tribune |url=http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-28422911_ITM |access-date=2008-03-12}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last=Tooley |first=Michael H. |year=2005 |title=PC Based Instrumentation and Control |publisher=Elsevier |page=[https://archive.org/details/pcbasedinstrumen00bami_789/page/n230 214] |isbn=0-7506-4716-7 |url=https://archive.org/details/pcbasedinstrumen00bami_789 |url-access=limited}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=An Introduction to PowerBASIC |url=https://www.powerbasic.com/aboutpb.asp |access-date=2010-12-07 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110527060333/https://www.powerbasic.com/aboutpb.asp |archive-date=2011-05-27}}</ref>

PowerBASIC went on to develop BASIC compilers for Windows, first PBWIN — their flagship product — and then PBCC, described below.

On November 6, 2012, Robert Zale, the creator of PowerBASIC, died. For a time, it was assumed that the company might cease operations. His wife, Vivian Zale, posted on 8 March 2014 to the PowerBASIC forums a statement that the company would continue in operation.<ref>{{cite web |last=Zale |first=Vivian |title=PowerBASIC Update |website=PowerBASIC Peer Support Community |date=8 March 2014 |url=https://forum.powerbasic.com/forum/user-to-user-discussions/powerbasic-for-windows/55913-powerbasic-update}}</ref> On May 10, 2015, Vivian Zale announced that work was continuing on new versions of PowerBASIC compilers.<ref>{{cite web |last=Eccles |first=John |title=PowerBASIC Plans |website=PowerBASIC Forums |publisher=PowerBASIC, Inc. |url=https://www.powerbasic.com/support/pbforums/showthread.php?t=59383 |access-date=5 July 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924080657/https://www.powerbasic.com/support/pbforums/showthread.php?t=59383 |archive-date=24 September 2015}}</ref>

On November 2, 2016, Vivian Zale announced her intention to seek a buyer for the company.

On January 31, 2017, Adam Drake announced Drake Software had acquired the PowerBASIC [[source code]] from PowerBASIC, Inc., with the intention of updating and improving the functionality of the product.<ref>{{cite web |title=PowerBASIC Has a New Home |last=Drake |first=Adam |date=January 31, 2017 |website=PowerBASIC Peer Support Community |url=https://forum.powerbasic.com/forum/announcements-articles-and-support-faqs/product-announcements/757277-powerbasic-has-a-new-home |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170219030059/https://forum.powerbasic.com/forum/announcements-articles-and-support-faqs/product-announcements/757277-powerbasic-has-a-new-home |archive-date=2017-02-19}}</ref> This was later confirmed by Vivian Zale with a forum post thanking the members for their support.<ref>{{cite web |title=Thank You |last=Zale |first=Vivian |date=February 12, 2017 |website=PowerBASIC Peer Support Community |url=https://forum.powerbasic.com/forum/announcements-articles-and-support-faqs/product-announcements/757991-thank-you |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170219013011/https://forum.powerbasic.com/forum/announcements-articles-and-support-faqs/product-announcements/757991-thank-you |archive-date=2017-02-19}}</ref>

When Bob Zale died, PBWin11 and PBCC7 were in [[beta testing]], and [[64-bit]] compilers and PB/Pro (PBWin and CC in one compiler) were in the [[alpha stage]]s. However, development of PowerBASIC products has stopped. No new version has been released since v10.03 (13 years ago as of May 2024). No 64-bit version or beta release has been announced. No development activity has been reported. No corrections (such as adding the correct DPI settings for the IDE) have been released. PowerBASIC Tools LLC still sells new licenses for the 32-bit Windows compilers.