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[link|http://www.johnsmiley.com/visualbasic/vbhistory.htm|The History of Visual Basic].
March 1988---Microsoft Buys Tripod

Alan Cooper, the 'father' of Visual Basic, shows a drag-and-drop shell prototype called Tripod to Bill Gates. Microsoft negotiates to buy the concept, now code-named Ruby. The Tool includes a widget control box, the ability to add widgets dynamically, and a small language engine.

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March 20, 1991---VB1 Debuts at Windows World

Microsoft marries QuickBasic to Ruby shell app and gives it a new code name: Thunder. The result is the first tool that lets you create Windows appos quickly, easily, and visually. Features include a drag-and=drop control toolbox, codeless UI creation, and an event-oriented programming model.
Alex

Necessity is the plea for every infringement of human freedom ... the argument of tyrants ... the creed of slaves. -- William Pitt, addressing the British House of Commons (1783)
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More history.
[link|http://www.johnsmiley.com/visualbasic/vbhistory.htm|The History of Visual Basic].
March 20, 1991---VB1 Debuts at Windows World

Microsoft marries QuickBasic to Ruby shell app and gives it a new code name: Thunder. The result is the first tool that lets you create Windows appos quickly, easily, and visually. Features include a drag-and=drop control toolbox, codeless UI creation, and an event-oriented programming model.
Alex

Necessity is the plea for every infringement of human freedom ... the argument of tyrants ... the creed of slaves. -- William Pitt, addressing the British House of Commons (1783)
     That reminds me... - (CRConrad) - (21)
         Re: That reminds me... - (deSitter) - (20)
             And many of the ideas for Borland - (ChrisR)
             Drag-and-drop a few components, set a few properties, and... - (CRConrad) - (18)
                 Wrong on Paradox - (boxley) - (16)
                     Paradox -for Windows- != Paradox. PfW published ~199...4? -NT - (CRConrad) - (9)
                         Janvier 1993 - (altmann)
                         History of Visual Basic - (boxley) - (7)
                             A "history" devoid of dates. So: When was VB v. 1 released? - (CRConrad) - (5)
                                 VB 1 was a dos product was it not? I thought VB for windows - (boxley) - (4)
                                     Thats Quick Basic - VB 1.x was around 1993 - (deSitter) - (3)
                                         That's all well and good... But it wasn't a RAD IDE. - (CRConrad) - (2)
                                             Re: That's all well and good... But it wasn't a RAD IDE. - (deSitter)
                                             If you define RAD as usable - (boxley)
                             More history. - (a6l6e6x)
                     FoxPro clone of Paradox? - (Arkadiy) - (5)
                         Re: FoxPro clone of Paradox? - (deSitter) - (2)
                             I worked with DOS FoxPro - (Arkadiy) - (1)
                                 Re: I worked with DOS FoxPro - (deSitter)
                         spent a lot of time with Foxpro 2.0 - (boxley) - (1)
                             Flakey indeed - (Arkadiy)
                 DevGuide for OpenWindows 2 - (pwhysall)

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