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About the FreeBASIC project.

	The FreeBASIC project is a set of cross-platform development tools 
	initially created by Andre Victor, consisting of a compiler, GNU-based 
	assembler, linker and archiver, and supporting runtime libraries, 
	including a software-based graphics library. The compiler, fbc, 
	currently supports building for i386-based architectures on the DOS, 
	Linux, Windows and Xbox platforms. The project also contains thin 
	bindings (header files) to some popular 3rd party libraries such as the 
	http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C_standard_libraryC runtime library, http://www.talula.demon.co.uk/allegro/Allegro, http://libsdl.orgSDL, http://opengl.orgOpenGL, http://gtk.orgGTK+, http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa383750.aspxthe Windows API and many 
	others, as well as example programs for many of these libraries.

	FreeBASIC is a high-level programming language supporting procedural, 
	object-oriented and meta-programming paradigms, with a syntax compatible 
	to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/QuickBASICMicrosoft QuickBASIC. In fact, the FreeBASIC project originally began 
	as an attempt to create a code-compatible, free alternative to 
	QuickBASIC, but it has since grown into a powerful development tool. 
	FreeBASIC can be seen to extend the capabilities of QuickBASIC in a 
	number of ways, supporting more data types, language constructs, 
	programming styles, and modern platforms and APIs.

