16 Jul
2010
16 Jul
'10
7:30 p.m.
On 07/15/2010 12:07 PM, Tony Duell wrote:
OK... Although IMHO HP9830 BASIC is farily clsoe to HP85 BASIC and wildly
different from the RMB I run on the HP9000... But I guess that's how
things evolve.
Can you enlighten me as to what 'Techncial
BASIC' and 'Rocky Mountain
BASIC' really are?
Rocky Mountain BASIC is what evolved from the 9830, 9835, 9845, etc. It
ran on the 9000/200 and 9000/300 non-HP-UX systems. On the 9000 HP-UX
systems it was called "BASIC/UX". Some versions that ran on the PC or
inside instruments were called "Instrument BASIC".
Technical BASIC is what evolved from the 83/85/9905, 86/87, 75, etc. It
^^^^
9915? The rackmount 85.
was first called Technical BASIC on the 9807A
Integral, but later was
available for HP-UX on other 9000 systems.
There were enough differences between the two that many customers
complained about the lack of Rocky Mountain BASIC for the Integral.
Now that I can well understand. While I love the Integral, I do wonder
why it was made so different to the 9000/200 machines. I wish it took the
same I/O cards, for a start...
-tony