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Name: Godgory
Date: December 31, 2003 at 15:08:41 Pacific
OS: win98
CPU/Ram: duron800/256sdram
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I need documentation for Basic (not VisualBasic, but the old basic). I heared it does a lot of interesting things.
I will need a compiler too, or an interpretor (wichever exists).
Can anyone help me with a site, link or ftp?
Alex.



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Name: anonproxy
Date: December 31, 2003 at 19:30:29 Pacific
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What version/flavor of BASIC (there are dozens)?


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Response Number 2
Name: elric
Date: January 1, 2004 at 02:13:14 Pacific
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G'day,

Of all the flavours anonproxy alludes to, QBasic is the best place to start.
Do you have a PC? If so, you might have a version of it on your PC. It would probably be in the windows/command directory as qb.exe or something.
If not, you can get QBASIC V4.5, which is a compiled verion and it has a good help file.
Unfortunately, I don't have the link to hand.
Do search for it in google and you should be OK.
As for text books/data; there must be more out there in 2nd hand (whoops ..pre-loved) bookshops and trade fairs. As anonproxy states, there are a lot of versions but the core of the language is surprisingly intact (most vendors produced "supersets" of the language), so any book will get you started.
regards,
Elric


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Response Number 3
Name: elric
Date: January 1, 2004 at 03:00:48 Pacific
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G'day,

Try this link:
http://members.lycos.co.uk/brisray/qbasic/qdload.htm

regards,
Elric


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Response Number 4
Name: Godgory
Date: January 1, 2004 at 13:50:12 Pacific
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Thanks Guys!


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