[Coco] [Color Computer] Re: Let me introduce myself

[James the Animal Tamer]

> > > Remember that CoCo Basic is 95% compatible with
> > QBasic/GWBasic.
> > > That means that with just a little rework his
> > programs will run and 
> > > compile on a PC,
> > > Can a Commodore do that ???? ;-) :-P
> > 
> > In a fair comparison, the Commodore should do just
> > as well as the 
> > CoCo.  Commodore BASIC is Microsoft version 2 BASIC
> > -- the only 
> > differences I can think of at the moment is that the
> > INKEY$ keyword got 
> > replaced with something else, and EXEC got replaced
> > with SYS.
> > 
> > 
> I don't know... IIRC, most C64 BASIC listings were
> full of "special characters" that you got through
> various key combinations. Remember all those graphics
> characters on the sides of the keys?

Indeed I do.  That's why I said that in a fiar comparison, the 
Commodore should do just as well as a CoCo.  As you recall about the 
CoCo, some games written in BASIC used PRINT to place the quarter-
character graphics blocks.  Tie, eh?








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