[Coco] Happy Birthday BASIC!

[Frank Pittel]

Correction the basic program is converted to C++ and then compiled.

On Tue, May 2, 2017 at 4:12 PM, Frank Pittel <fpittel at gmail.com> wrote:

> The cool thing about QB64 is that it converts the basic program to C and
> then compiles it so the programs are free standing and don't need the IDE
> to run.
>
> On Tue, May 2, 2017 at 4:06 PM, Steve Strowbridge <ogsteviestrow at gmail.com
> > wrote:
>
>> Good stuff, Glen, I'm aware of the QB64 and plan to do a project or two in
>> it, Q-BASIC is what I transitioned to once I left the CoCo world for the
>> Tandy-1000/MS-DOS world, and it was a very easy transition.
>> If it were not for BASIC I might not have been as interested in getting
>> hands on with the computer, the Coco version of MS BASIC, and the very
>> well
>> designed manual were great for me at 14 to grasp and apply the concepts.
>> I felt very empowered and capable with what I could pull off in DECB. and
>> even more so in Quick BASIC for DOS, it was so capable, it almost was an
>> enabler, because I never felt the "need" to learn lower level languages as
>> I could accomplish my goals with it.  However, if I had to start with a
>> lower level, I may have been intimidated or even not interested, and who
>> knows what I'd be doing today.
>>
>>
>> Steve Strowbridge, aka
>> The Original Gamer Stevie Strow
>> http://ogsteviestrow.com
>> ogsteviestrow at gmail.com
>>
>>
>> On Tue, May 2, 2017 at 4:54 PM, Glen Hewlett <glen.hewlett at sympatico.ca>
>> wrote:
>>
>> > I don’t know if it’s just me but I had always felt that BASIC was looked
>> > down upon by most serious programmers in the 80’s and 90’s.  I always
>> > thought it was an awesome language and easy to write programs with.
>> Super
>> > quick development/test/debug times and easy to learn.
>> >
>> > Maybe because of the name Beginner’s All purpose Symbolic Instruction
>> Code
>> > had the name Beginner in it made it so that it was looked down at, I
>> don’t
>> > know.  Sure there are more powerful languages but for general purpose
>> > programming on an old computer I think BASIC is awesome.
>> >
>> > I’m still fighting with my Pacman transcode in 100% assembly, but I have
>> > written some programs in BASIC on the CoCo to help me convert the ROM
>> > graphics from the original hardware into something the CoCo 3 can use
>> and
>> > it was a joy.  I also wrote some BASIC code to convert graphic sprites
>> into
>> > compiled sprites and enjoyed the experience on the CoCo.
>> >
>> > FYI - There is a compiler for QB for Windows, Mac, Linux and Android
>> > called QB64 that takes your BASIC program and compiles it into a super
>> fast
>> > machine language program native to your computer.  I only mention it
>> since
>> > Quick Basic is VERY similar to CoCo Basic and someone here might get a
>> kick
>> > out of using it.  It can be found here: http://www.qb64.net/
>> >
>> > Cheers,
>> > Glen
>> >
>> > > On May 2, 2017, at 4:11 PM, Wayne Campbell <asa.rand at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>> > >
>> > > It is there, albeit as a brief allusion to the fact:
>> > >
>> > > History -> Origin
>> > > 2nd paragraph
>> > > 3rd sentence reads:
>> > >
>> > > "Wanting use of the language to become widespread, its designers made
>> the
>> > > compiler available free of charge."
>> > >
>> > > Wayne
>> > >
>> > > On May 2, 2017 11:44 AM, "Salvador Garcia via Coco" <
>> > coco at maltedmedia.com>
>> > > wrote:
>> > >
>> > >> Something that I did not locate in that Wiki entry is that the
>> original
>> > >> BASIC was a compiled language.
>> > >>
>> > >> Seeing how many shunned BASIC because it was interpreted, I believe
>> that
>> > >> this is an important item.
>> > >>
>> > >> And if anyone feels nostalgic, you can still program like it is 1964
>> > here:
>> > >>
>> > >> http://www.vintageisthenewold.com/program-in-basic-like-it-is-1964/
>> > >>
>> > >>
>> > >>
>> > >> Salvador
>> > >>
>> > >>
>> > >>      From: Frank Pittel <fpittel at gmail.com>
>> > >> To: CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts <coco at maltedmedia.com>
>> > >> Sent: Tuesday, May 2, 2017 11:10 AM
>> > >> Subject: [Coco] Happy Birthday BASIC!
>> > >>
>> > >> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BASIC
>> > >>
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