Subj : Re: Pascal
To   : Leonard Erickson
From : Scott Adams
Date : Sun Jul 13 2003 09:04 pm

 -=> Quoting Leonard Erickson to Scott Adams <=-

 
 SA> The only compiler I need is TurboBasic so I can compile
 SA> some ancient code and fix a game.  :<
 
 LE> http://www.powerbasic.com/files/pub/demos
 
 LE> Grab a copy of FirstBasic.
 
 LE> PowerBasic got the rights to TurboBasic (or rather, they reverted to
 LE> the when Borland dumped it). FirstBasic is sharware, and usable even
 LE> without registration (basicly, you can't look up the command syntax
 LE> until you pay them the $25). 
 
 LE> You can upgrade to PowewrBasic later (and you even get a $25 discount
 LE> if you've registered FirstBasic, or at least you uised to), but I
 LE> haven't had the need to yet.
 
 SA> I seem to have saw that in passing.  I'll look into it.
 SA> I don't want to pay for something I'll only use once
 SA> to recompile the old '93 game and fix some bugs.  Not
 SA> worth it :)

 LE> Well, FirstBasic will compile just fine without registering it. You
 LE> just can't get at the online help for the commands and statements. And
 LE> frankly, even after you've registered it, the help isn't terribly
 LE> helpful except on minor points of syntax. anything else, you are
 LE> better off with an old Turbo Basic Manual.

        Actually I've never used Manuals or online help.
        The only 'manual' I ever read was a couple years ago
        on Java to learn it in a few weeks.  The only online
        help I use is for delphi simply cause of the WinApi
        stuff that's pretty impossible to memorize.  All the
        other langauges from Basic to pascal to C I pretty
        much have memorized.

        So no big loss.  I'll definitely look into it.
        Thanks


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