<s>
Basic4ppc	B-Language
(	O
pronounced	O
"	O
Basic	O
for	O
PPC	O
"	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
programming	O
language	O
for	O
Pocket	B-Device
PC	I-Device
handheld	O
computers	O
running	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
Mobile	I-Operating_System
operating	B-General_Concept
system	I-General_Concept
,	O
by	O
Anywhere	O
Software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
language	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
a	O
BASIC-like	O
syntax	O
,	O
taking	O
advantage	O
of	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
.NET	B-Application
technology	O
,	O
to	O
allow	O
additional	O
libraries	O
,	O
graphical	O
user	B-Application
interface	I-Application
design	O
of	O
windows	B-Application
forms	O
,	O
rapid	O
application	O
development	O
(	O
RAD	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
.NET	B-Application
framework	I-Application
compatible	O
compilation	B-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
language	O
implements	O
a	O
unique	O
way	O
of	O
adding	O
objects	O
to	O
a	O
program	O
without	O
being	O
object-oriented	B-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
advantages	O
are	O
simplicity	O
,	O
development	O
pace	O
and	O
the	O
integration	O
with	O
.NET	B-Application
framework	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
special	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
integrated	B-Application
development	I-Application
environment	I-Application
(	O
IDE	O
)	O
allows	O
developing	O
straight	O
onto	O
the	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
Mobile	I-Operating_System
device	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
demise	O
of	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
Mobile	I-Operating_System
operating	B-General_Concept
system	I-General_Concept
and	O
the	O
devices	O
running	O
it	O
Basic4PPC	B-Language
came	O
to	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
its	O
life	O
in	O
about	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
owners	O
of	O
Basic4PPC	B-Language
it	O
remains	O
a	O
useful	O
Windows-desktop	O
BASIC	O
compiler	B-Language
as	O
it	O
runs	O
code	O
directly	O
in	O
the	O
Windows	B-Application
environment	O
and	O
it	O
can	O
compile	B-Language
a	O
project	O
to	O
a	O
Windows	B-Application
'	O
exe	O
 '	O
file	O
for	O
use	O
as	O
a	O
Windows	B-Application
program	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Version	O
1.00	O
of	O
Basic4ppc	B-Language
was	O
released	O
in	O
2005	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Version	O
2.0	O
added	O
major	O
improvements	O
with	O
user	B-Application
interface	I-Application
,	O
controls	O
and	O
optimization	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
8/2006	O
-	O
Version	O
3.0	O
released	O
,	O
improved	O
stability	O
,	O
allowed	O
stand-alone	O
compiling	B-Language
for	O
first	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
5/2007	O
-	O
Version	O
5.0	O
released	O
,	O
with	O
fully	O
new	O
IDE	O
and	O
support	O
for	O
Smartphones	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
12/2007	O
-	O
Version	O
6.0	O
created	O
a	O
breakthrough	O
,	O
introduced	O
optimized	O
compiling	B-Language
,	O
thus	O
allowing	O
far	O
better	O
performance	O
on	O
both	O
device	O
and	O
desktop	O
compiled	B-Language
applications	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2010	O
a	O
version	O
for	O
Android	O
phones/tablets	O
was	O
released	O
,	O
this	O
is	O
a	O
separate	O
environment	O
working	O
along	O
the	O
same	O
lines	O
and	O
the	O
language	O
is	O
"	O
basic	O
"	O
like	O
and	O
can	O
be	O
compiled	B-Language
to	O
Android	O
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dual	O
development	O
platform	O
:	O
Basic4ppc	B-Language
allows	O
development	O
straight	O
on	O
the	O
handheld	O
device	O
via	O
a	O
fully	O
compatible	O
Device	O
IDE	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Code	O
written	O
on	O
either	O
device	O
or	O
desktop	O
IDEs	O
is	O
identical	O
for	O
both	O
platforms	O
and	O
operating	B-General_Concept
systems	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
Compilation	B-Language
,	O
however	O
,	O
must	O
target	O
either	O
device	O
or	O
desktop	O
,	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
difference	O
in	O
the	O
operating	B-General_Concept
system	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
Compilation	B-Language
available	O
in	O
four	O
modes	O
:	O
Windows	B-Application
executable	O
,	O
Device	O
executable	O
for	O
Pocket	B-Device
PC	I-Device
(	O
with	O
and	O
without	O
AutoScale	O
)	O
,	O
Desktop	O
executable	O
,	O
and	O
Smartphone	B-Application
executable	O
(	O
for	O
mobile	O
phones	O
running	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
Mobile	I-Operating_System
OS	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Compiled	B-Language
.EXE	O
files	O
require	O
.NET	B-Application
2.0	O
framework	O
to	O
be	O
installed	O
on	O
the	O
target	O
machine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
is	O
usually	O
the	O
case	O
with	O
Windows	B-Application
XP	I-Application
SP2	O
and	O
later	O
,	O
but	O
has	O
to	O
be	O
manually	O
taken	O
care	O
of	O
with	O
earlier	O
versions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additional	O
libraries	O
:	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Microsoft	B-Application
.NET	I-Application
framework	I-Application
,	O
Basic4ppc	B-Language
can	O
use	O
code	O
inside	O
.NET	B-Application
.dll	O
files	O
after	O
being	O
adapted	O
for	O
Basic4ppc	B-Language
(	O
this	O
can	O
be	O
done	O
by	O
any	O
programmer	O
using	O
Microsoft	O
Development	O
tools	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
such	O
additional	O
libraries	O
exist	O
,	O
most	O
of	O
which	O
are	O
open	B-License
source	I-License
,	O
written	O
by	O
users	O
and	O
accessible	O
via	O
the	O
Basic4ppc	B-Language
forum	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Basic4ppc	B-Language
is	O
procedural	B-Application
,	O
structural	B-Language
,	O
implementing	O
a	O
partial	O
object-oriented	B-Language
programming	I-Language
model	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Syntax	O
is	O
similar	O
to	O
common	O
Basic	O
dialects	O
,	O
most	O
influenced	O
by	O
Visual	B-Language
Basic	I-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
most	O
modern	O
languages	O
,	O
the	O
development	O
environment	O
supplies	O
graphical	O
user	B-Application
interface	I-Application
design	O
tools	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reserved	O
words	O
:	O
Basic4ppc	B-Language
includes	O
a	O
vast	O
number	O
of	O
reserved	O
words	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
lets	O
the	O
programmer	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
pass	O
controls	O
as	O
parameters	O
without	O
knowing	O
in	O
advance	O
the	O
control	O
that	O
is	O
to	O
be	O
passed	O
,	O
and	O
without	O
having	O
to	O
deal	O
with	O
either	O
pointers	O
nor	O
with	O
object	B-Language
oriented	I-Language
programming	I-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
Based	O
on	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
.NET	B-Application
technology	O
,	O
Basic4ppc	B-Language
supports	O
.NET	B-Application
.DLLs	O
with	O
some	O
minor	O
adjustments	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
allowed	O
users	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
lot	O
of	O
open-source	B-License
libraries	O
,	O
downloadable	O
at	O
the	O
Basic4ppc	B-Language
forum	B-Application
,	O
usually	O
with	O
complete	O
source	O
code	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additional	O
libraries	O
cover	O
subjects	O
such	O
as	O
graphics	O
,	O
databases	O
,	O
user	B-Application
interface	I-Application
,	O
GPS	O
,	O
barcode	O
readers	O
and	O
peripheral	B-Device
devices	I-Device
,	O
debug	O
,	O
connectivity	O
(	O
bluetooth	O
,	O
wifi	O
,	O
and	O
data-transfer	O
protocols	O
such	O
as	O
http	O
,	O
ftp	O
and	O
so	O
on	O
)	O
,	O
XML	B-Protocol
,	O
and	O
more	O
.	O
</s>
