MSX BASIC is a dialect of the BASIC programming language. It is based on BASICA/GWBASIC and runs on the Z80 based, MSX Computers. It has very good sprite control and full sound chip control. BASIC is a family of high-level programming languages. ... Microsoft BASICA (short for Advanced BASIC) is a simple disk-based BASIC interpreter written by Microsoft for PC-DOS. BASICA allows use of the ROM_resident BASIC on the PC while DOS is loaded (the ROM BASIC itself runs when nothing is loaded when booting) and adds functionality such as file... GW-BASIC (named after Greg Whitten, an early Microsoft employee and is known more affectionately as gee-whiz) was a dialect of BASIC developed by Microsoft, originally for Compaq. ... The Zilog Z80 is an 8-bit microprocessor designed and manufactured by Zilog from 1976 onwards. ... MSX is the name of a standard for home computers in the 1980s (see also The Home Computer Era in the History of computing hardware). ... The term sprite is used in computer graphics to refer to a two dimensional image or animation that is integrated into a larger scene. ...

It is closest to Microsoft's GWBASIC and even features the same function keys shortcuts. Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT) is the worlds largest software company, with over 50,000 employees in various countries as of May 2004. ...