Subj : Language to Transition To From BASIC? To : Jagossel From : Digital Man Date : Thu Jul 05 2018 15:10:56 Re: Language to Transition To From BASIC? By: Jagossel to Digital Man on Thu Jul 05 2018 07:55 am > Re: Language to Transition To From BASIC? > By: Digital Man to Jagossel on Tue Jul 03 2018 17:29:27 > > > > Any recommendations for someone who's used to BASIC in DOS? I have no > > > pla of using graphics, the program is only going to be in text mode > > > only. > > > Why not just plain-ole C? > > That'll depend. I'm used to how easy it was to move the cursor and change > the colors in BASIC; and I need loops to do the keyboard scan so that the > cursor can be moved by the user. > > Are there function or libraries for C that'll provide the same > functionallity? Yes, of course. digital man Synchronet "Real Fact" #76: Michael Swindell still has the "Synchronet Blimp" in his possession. Norco, CA WX: 95.2øF, 29.0% humidity, 2 mph NW wind, 0.00 inches rain/24hrs --- þ Synchronet þ Vertrauen þ Home of Synchronet þ [vert/cvs/bbs].synchro.net .