BASIC-256 is a good alternative to QBasic: <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.basic256.org&#x2F;index_en" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.basic256.org&#x2F;index_en</a><p>The voice synthesis with the &quot;say&quot; command is impressive: <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;doc.basic256.org&#x2F;doku.php?id=en:say" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;doc.basic256.org&#x2F;doku.php?id=en:say</a><p>Say &quot;Hello, World&quot; (instead of Print...)