PowerBASIC Generates DLLs for Visual Basic

San Francisco, Calif. ---- August 30, 1995 ---- PowerBASIC, Inc. announced
today at Windows Solutions Conference, the development of PB/DLL, the
PowerBASIC DLL Compiler. PB/DLL is a native code BASIC compiler which
creates industry standard DLLs for both Windows 3.1 and Windows 95. It
utilizes the full 32-bit instruction set in a 16-bit or 32-bit mode. While
it was primarily designed to benefit the Visual Basic programmer, it is
equally appropriate for other Windows programming languages. It provides
true dynamic strings and other BASIC advantages to the C++ and Pascal
programmer.

"Visual Basic is an excellent forms generator," explained Robert Zale,
President of PowerBASIC, Inc., "but, until now, programmers had to abandon
BASIC to create true executable DLLs. This can be difficult for developers
who simply want to improve the performance of their VB programs. With
PB/DLL the user can translate this slow, interpreted code into lightning
fast DLL's running true machine code. Programmers can now have the best of
both worlds -- use VB for user-interfaces where performance is not an
issue -- then use PB/DLL to accelerate those code sections where execution
speed really counts".

PB/DLL includes the PowerBASlC Inline Assembler to help developers further
optimize their programs. Assembler code can be intermixed with BASIC code
line-by-line to gain absolute levels of performance. In fact, the entire
PB/DLL compiler and run-time library were written in assembler to maximize
speed and minimize code size.

"BASIC developers no longer have to learn C or Pascal just to create DLLs,"
commented Ethan Winer, noted BASIC author and founder of Crescent
Software, one of the premier Visual Basic toolkit publishers. "Visual
Basic programmers who want to improve the performance of their code can
now turn to a BASIC language solution. PowerBASIC is widely recognized as
the most advanced DOS BASIC compiler available, and PB/DLL will provide a
new level of performance to Visual Basic programs."

PB/DLL brings a myriad of features from the award-winning PowerBASIC
compiler to the VB programmer: Code Pointer and Data Pointer Variables,
Array Sort, Scan, Insert, Delete. Unsigned byte, word, and double-word
variables. 64-bit integers, extended precision floats, and currency
variables with user-defined precision. Hardware operations like Peek/Poke,
Peek$/Poke$, and Inp/Out. Direct bit operations like Shift and Rotate, as
well as Bit Test, Set, Reset, and Toggle. Other BASIC firsts include
UserDefined Types and Unions, and optional parameters in BASIC Subs and
Functions.

The PB/DLL Compiler will ship early in the fourth quarter of 1995 at a
retail price of $149. For the first 90 days, existing PowerBASIC and
Visual Basic customers can purchase PB/DLL directly from PowerBASIC, Inc.
for $99 with proof of ownership. PB/DLL can be purchased from PowerBASIC,
Inc. by calling (800) 780-7707 or (408) 659-8000, or by FAX at (408)
659-8008. It will also be available from selected programming retailers
and direct marketers. PowerBASIC, Inc. is a privately held corporation
based in Carmel, California.

PowerBASIC, Inc
316 Mid Valley Center
Carmel, CA 93923
 
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