Frank Ostrowski

Frank Ostrowski (1960 – 2011)[1] was a German programmer best known for his implementations of the BASIC programming language.

[2] After his time with the German Federal Armed Forces, Frank Ostrowski was unemployed for three years.

It was published in the German language Happy Computer Magazine in December 198 as Listing of the Month.

Turbo-Basic XL is both much faster and has more features than the standard Atari BASIC.

[citation needed] He soon got a job with GFA Systemtechnik GmbH (at the time known as Integral Hydraulik) where he wrote GFA BASIC on the Atari ST which became one of the more popular BASICs on that platform.