MS Basic repository *almost* complete

[fharris]

Because if they sell it, they have to support it.

I don't know if thats it. A number of years ago I bought Kip Irvine's Book on Assembly language programming and Microsoft's MASM 6.11 assembler was included with the book. Along with it were the statements that Microsoft was in no way going to provide any support for the program. I'm guessing the book publisher got a deal where they were only paying Microsoft a buck or two or three for the inclusion of the assembler. I've bought other similiar books with C compilers from Borland too.

I guess there's simply not enough money in selling outdated software to interest Microsoft. If my hypothesis is correct Microsoft will probably ignore the archive page with their old compilers as being something not worth taking note of.....except for maybe those old VB Windows versions....