quick basic
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It has been discontinued and cannot be purchased. I did see a copy on eBay
a couple days ago.
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From: Thomas Rose [noparse]/noparse]mailto:[url=http://forums.parallaxinc.com/group/basicstamps/post?postID=Gq5p-UraDQnR6EFRQwacFfugXBhQhqYlJ7nwS2WJ-h6TCvpNI7bo8kM4Lu8bocgQhcX-4FN1rCCuyJsk25-Y]tomrose@i...[/url
Sent: Friday, June 02, 2000 10:54 AM
To: basicstamps@egroups.com
Subject: [noparse][[/noparse]basicstamps] quick basic
Does anyone know where I can buy a legitimate copy of the
latest quickbasic?
TIA
a couple days ago.
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From: Thomas Rose [noparse]/noparse]mailto:[url=http://forums.parallaxinc.com/group/basicstamps/post?postID=Gq5p-UraDQnR6EFRQwacFfugXBhQhqYlJ7nwS2WJ-h6TCvpNI7bo8kM4Lu8bocgQhcX-4FN1rCCuyJsk25-Y]tomrose@i...[/url
Sent: Friday, June 02, 2000 10:54 AM
To: basicstamps@egroups.com
Subject: [noparse][[/noparse]basicstamps] quick basic
Does anyone know where I can buy a legitimate copy of the
latest quickbasic?
TIA
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latest quickbasic?
TIA
>Does anyone know where I can buy a legitimate copy of the
>latest quickbasic?
Hi Tom,
I don't know what you need it for, but there are many other
shareware/freeware/commercial alternatives to Qbasic now. Some are totally
code compatible, most are *much* more powerful. Start at the Basic archive:
http://www.fys.ruu.nl/~bergmann/basic.html
Best, Duncan
orthner@s... writes:
> >Does anyone know where I can buy a legitimate copy of the
> >latest quickbasic?
>
> Hi Tom,
> I don't know what you need it for, but there are many other
> shareware/freeware/commercial alternatives to Qbasic now. Some are totally
> code compatible, most are *much* more powerful. Start at the Basic archive:
>
> http://www.fys.ruu.nl/~bergmann/basic.html
I have several friends that swear by Power Basic -- www.powerbasic.com
cannot more sell or suuport a software then it should fall in the
public domain.
ACJacques
Thomas Rose wrote:
> Does anyone know where I can buy a legitimate copy of the
> latest quickbasic?
>
> TIA
Well there is a copy of the DOS based QBasic Editor on the Win9x CD. open
Windows Explorer and go to (assuming
there you will find some files, copy help.hlp, qbasic.hlp and qbasic.exe to
your windows directory. Then click start>run and enter qbasic, press enter
and there yah go. Hope I am not telling you something you already know, I am
just now learning QBasic (I am only 15 I just now got around to reading my
programing book)
Well hope I didn't type this out for no reason.
Chris Shuster
http://www.uhpage.com/cpuman
http://www.geocities.com/cpuman3
>From: Thomas Rose <tomrose@i...>
>Reply-To: basicstamps@egroups.com
>To: "basicstamps@egroups.com" <basicstamps@egroups.com>
>Subject: [noparse][[/noparse]basicstamps] quick basic
>Date: Fri, 02 Jun 2000 13:54:00 -0400
>
>Does anyone know where I can buy a legitimate copy of the
>latest quickbasic?
>
>TIA
>
>
>
>
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>
> Hi,
> Well there is a copy of the DOS based QBasic Editor on the Win9x CD. open
> Windows Explorer and go to (assuming
> there you will find some files, copy help.hlp, qbasic.hlp and qbasic.exe to
> your windows directory. Then click start>run and enter qbasic, press enter
> and there yah go. Hope I am not telling you something you already know, I am
> just now learning QBasic (I am only 15 I just now got around to reading my
> programing book)
> Well hope I didn't type this out for no reason.
>
> Chris Shuster
> http://www.uhpage.com/cpuman
> http://www.geocities.com/cpuman3
>
> >From: Thomas Rose <tomrose@i...>
> >Reply-To: basicstamps@egroups.com
> >To: "basicstamps@egroups.com" <basicstamps@egroups.com>
> >Subject: [noparse][[/noparse]basicstamps] quick basic
> >Date: Fri, 02 Jun 2000 13:54:00 -0400
> >
> >Does anyone know where I can buy a legitimate copy of the
> >latest quickbasic?
> >
> >TIA
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
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Thanks Chris--- I only wish I had been that with it when I was a
teenager. However, the problem is that qbasic is there not quickbasic. I
am chasing down some clones or alternate programs.
--
Best Regards
Tom Rose
President ETA
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>
> I don't want to start a quarrel , but seems to me that if a company
> cannot more sell or suuport a software then it should fall in the
> public domain.
> ACJacques
>
>You probably did---but I think Microsoft has bigger fish to fry right now. You
are safe from ----the evil empire---- for a while.
It will fall in the public domain long after I am gone or care.
--
Best Regards
Tom Rose
President ETA
remember the main
difference is that QBasic does not compile into .exe, whereas QuickBasic
does.
Mike
>
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> De: Tom Rose [noparse]/noparse]mailto:[url=http://forums.parallaxinc.com/group/basicstamps/post?postID=X-Q9napdjqy4hYUSMx6UCQ3qI6J2kSqMnH6_n85Z31bO6xjxMCAkdVnTI2Ilh9TJz9dxuJgSjyI8ZFhqNbA]tomrose@i...[/url
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> At 01:54 PM 6/2/00 -0400, Tom wrote:
>
> >Does anyone know where I can buy a legitimate copy of the
> >latest quickbasic?
>
Powerbasic is a superior, and currently supported alternative to the
old QuickBASIC compiler. See www.powerbasic.com. In addition to a DOS
compiler, PowerBASIC makes extremely efficient compilers for Windows,
including:
-Console compiler that creates fast, text-based programs that can use
all the resources of 32-bit Windows but run in a 'DOS box.' Big
advantage is that you escape all of the complexities of creating a
GUI, but without the compatibility problems of a DOS program running
within Windows.
-DLL compiler for making fast, compact DLLs in BASIC. At Seetron, we
use this compiler to create the free DLLs that Visual BASIC
programmers use to conveniently interface to our products.
>
>It will fall in the public domain long after I am gone or care.
Interestingly, other manufacturers (like Borland) have made the early
versions of their C compilers freely available. But, I guess that's outside
the evil empire 8^].
Duncan
> Powerbasic is a superior, and currently supported alternative to the
> old QuickBASIC compiler. See www.powerbasic.com. In addition to a DOS
> compiler, PowerBASIC makes extremely efficient compilers for Windows,
> including:
> -Console compiler that creates fast, text-based programs that can use
> all the resources of 32-bit Windows but run in a 'DOS box.' Big
> advantage is that you escape all of the complexities of creating a
> GUI, but without the compatibility problems of a DOS program running
> within Windows.
I have the quickbasic code already--I just want to run the programs in a
windows environment. Shelling out to dos does not always work since many
of my customers no longer have dos drivers for their printers. Do you
think console compiler would be the answer?
> -DLL compiler for making fast, compact DLLs in BASIC. At Seetron, we
> use this compiler to create the free DLLs that Visual BASIC
> programmers use to conveniently interface to our products.
--
Best Regards
Tom Rose
President ETA
For Opacity Training and Measurement Services and Products Visit
http://www.eta-is-opacity.com
For Baghouse Monitors Visit
http://www.tartek.com
Thanks for the imput. Looks like I will spring for the Powerbasic
series of programs. They not only solve an immediate problem, but some
other ones I was having.
--
Thanks again- as usual, this group is great,
it has been a constant source of vital information
over the years.
Tom Rose
President ETA
For Opacity Training and Measurement Services and Products Visit
http://www.eta-is-opacity.com
For Baghouse Monitors Visit
http://www.tartek.com
in a
> windows environment. Shelling out to dos does not always work since
many
> of my customers no longer have dos drivers for their printers. Do
you
> think console compiler would be the answer?
The console compiler (PBCC to its friends) has an LPRINT instruction
that can do plain-old text printing to local or network printers.
Haven't needed to use it myself, but for simple applications it's
probably just what you want.
>
> > I have the quickbasic code already--I just want to run the programs
> in a
> > windows environment. Shelling out to dos does not always work since
> many
> > of my customers no longer have dos drivers for their printers. Do
> you
> > think console compiler would be the answer?
>
> The console compiler (PBCC to its friends) has an LPRINT instruction
> that can do plain-old text printing to local or network printers.
> Haven't needed to use it myself, but for simple applications it's
> probably just what you want.
Thanks,
I purchased all three, dll, console, and power today. By next week, I
can give a "beginners report"
--
Best Regards
Tom Rose
President ETA
For Opacity Training and Measurement Services and Products Visit
http://www.eta-is-opacity.com
For Baghouse Monitors Visit
http://www.tartek.com