Microsoft Small Basic v0.8

Microsoft has announced the release of new version (v.0.8) of Small Basic. Click here to go to the Download page

Microsoft Small Basic is a project that is aimed at making computer programming accessible to beginners. The project comprises a simple programming language that gathers inspiration from the original BASIC programming language; a modern and attractive programming environment; and rich, extensible libraries. Together they make programming fun for kids and adults alike.

Small Basic starts with a really simple programming language that gathers inspiration from the original BASIC language.  It has no more than 15 keywords and is strictly imperative.

Download Page: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=B006D58D-C2C7-44AD-936B-E7E2D7DE793E&displaylang=en

Small Basic Blog site: http://download.microsoft.com/download/9/0/6/90616372-C4BF-4628-BC82-BD709635220D/Introducing%20Small%20Basic.pdf

Error: "Attempting to load a 64-bit application, however this CPU is not compatible with 64-bit mode.'

Some of you might be facing this problem while loading an iso or vhd and booting the virtual machine. The error comes up as:

'File: \Window\system32\boot\winload.exe
Status: 0xc000035a
Info: Attempting to load a 64-bit application, however this CPU is not
compatible with 64-bit mode.'

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