Group: comp.lang.basic.misc · Group Profile
Author: winston19842005winston19842005 Date: Mar 14, 2008 07:45
On 3/14/08 10:35 AM, in article h3wCj.19197$r76.2718@ bignews8.bellsouth.net,
"Judson McClendon" sunvaley0.com> wrote:
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> "winston19842005" bellsouth.net> wrote in message
> news:C40002BC.47D6%%bjjlyates@bellsouth.net...>>
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>> On 3/14/08 10:56 AM, in article 1205506573.877.1205470677@ bayman.org, "David
>> Williams" bayman.org> wrote:
>> >>> -> I want to program in 1980;s basic, where can I get an apt compiler. It
>>> -> is my first langauge, I still love it, and want to use it even if it
>>> -> obsolete. Where can I get a freeware copy or any other.
>>>
>>> Why not use QBasic? Sure, it has additional capabilities which you may
>>> get to like, but it *can* be used just like a 1980-style BASIC, with
>>> line numbers, GOSUBs, GOTOs, etc., etc..
>>
>> And you need never go into the IDE to use it.
>> What was the command line to run?
>> qbasic /r file.bas or qbasic /run file.bas?
>
> As long as you remember to terminate your program with SYSTEM,
> otherwise you'll wind up in the IDE when the program completes.
Definitely. And it can be disconcerting to use someone's program, that you
don't realize is running in Qbasic, only to have a logic error throw you
into the middle of the IDE...
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