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-DOS and in 1987 Borland distributed it as Turbo Basic. PowerBASIC, founded by the developer of that compiler, took over development and distribution in 1989, calling it PowerBASIC and later PBDOS.
PowerBASIC went on to develop Basic compilers for Windows, first PBWIN — their flagship product — then PBCC, described below.
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