3 Jan
2012
3 Jan
'12
2:17 a.m.
On Mon, Jan 2, 2012 at 9:07 PM, Toby Thain <toby at telegraphics.com.au> wrote:
>> There were add-on tools
>> and carts that would add graphics & sound commands to the C-64 - the most
>> common was Simons Basic.
There was Simon's BASIC, but I only knew a few people who used it - in
part because when you used the graphics/sound extensions, you couldn't
share the results with a non-owner. You could make fun stuff for
yourself, but unlike "plain" programs one could get through BBSes and
User Groups, your efforts couldn't be universally enjoyed.
I understand the sort of learning-curve frustration that line after
line of PEEKs and POKEs can cause, but cartridge-enhanced BASICs were,
IMO, an evolutionary dead-end for a platform.
-ethan