8 Sep
2014
8 Sep
'14
11:47 p.m.
Its almost as much deciding which Basics are really Basics as it is deciding
which computers are Mainframes, Mid-Range or MiniComputers....
I also guess its ironic that Microsoft kind of started with Basic ....
And whilst the latest VB.Net isn't any more basic that C++ is C what about
Visual Basic for DOS was that "Basic". Going back further was QuickBasic a
Basic?
Dave
G4UGM
P.S. if you do have an MS Windows or Linux PC and yearn for that retro
feeling you can always run GWBASIC in DosBox.....
-----Original Message-----
From: cctalk-bounces at classiccmp.org [mailto:cctalk-bounces at classiccmp.org]
On Behalf Of Chuck Guzis
Sent: 09 September 2014 00:22
To: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts
Subject: Re: It's BASIC Week on RetroBattlestations
On 09/08/2014 03:49 PM, Chris Osborn wrote:
All you need is a vintage computer that can run BASIC.
Like all the
BASIC Weeks before, if you've got a computer with BASIC in ROM you'll
only need a working computer and monitor. There's no requirement that
you save the program to tape or disk, just type it in and run it.
Whose BASIC? Is M$ Visual BASIC a BASIC? I don't think anyone but
Microsoft really thinks so.
TrueBASIC? CBASIC? BASIC-E?
--Chuck