3 May
2024
3 May
'24
3:38 a.m.
compiled basics too longer to run and debug because of the compile time.
Anything I did was limited to floppy disk, or later even hard disk speed, the greater
speed from compiling could not be noticed.
<pre>--Carey</pre>
On 05/02/2024 9:51 PM CDT Just Kant via cctalk
<cctalk(a)classiccmp.org> wrote:
BASICs available at bootup were nice, but really were only useful with 8 bit micros. IBM
ROM BASIC was hobbled until you ran BASICA from disk. And if you had a floppy it only made
sense to buy a cheap compiler (Quick Basic, Turbo Basic, etc.). Whatever you were missing
by not dropping 4-500$ for a full product probably wasn't worth the expense.
ROM BASICs outlived their usefulness very quickly. Compiled Basic was an entrance into
real world development. It wasn't a tool you could do everything with. But how many
programmers sitting at home were creating apps that were even 64k in size. Compiled Basic
was the schnitzel. There are also several 32/64 bit versions available for free. Carry on.