I recall GW-Basic as well. I ended up with a bunch of random software from my dad at the time. One of the included items was a basic compiler. Showed me how

I recall GW-Basic as well. I ended up with a bunch of random software from my dad at the time. One of the included items was a basic compiler. Showed me how much faster compiled code could be. I then went on to use the various Borland products.