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Borland's Turbo Basic, a BASIC compiler first released in the 1980s and later sold to Microsoft as PowerBASIC's predecessor line, is back in discussion among developers reminiscing about classic DOS-era programming tools. The compiler was known for its speed and affordable price, part of Borland's famed Turbo series alongside Turbo Pascal. Commenters are revisiting its history and legacy in early personal computing.
- 2TurboNotes launches local-first Markdown notes with retro look●TurboNotes: Local-first Markdown notes, Turbo Pascal like looks, saves to GitHub
TurboNotes, a new note-taking app, has drawn attention with its local-first approach to Markdown editing, a Turbo Pascal-inspired interface, and the option to save notes directly to GitHub. The combination of offline-first storage, nostalgic retro styling and developer-friendly GitHub syncing is what sets it apart from cloud-based alternatives.