A 20+ y.o. astronomy book included a 3.5 inch floppy disk with a .BAS program in the back, executable with IBM Advanced Basic or GW Basic. And a time machine ...
I was able to read the floppy and extract the file. I've "tried" a couple of poorly-documented "basic" binaries available for ubuntu 20.04; couldn't get them to run; possibly PEBKAC, probably lack of documentation. Suggestions for a 21st century Linux BASIC that can run ancient .BAS binaries? Keith ps: I know the author, he's 80yo with vision problems. He would help if he could, but ... chances are, I will end up helping HIM port HIS program to a 21st century platform. pps: The program is calculates comet and asteroid impact hazards. It will be a damned shame if humanity needs the program to survive someday, but we cannot translate it to contemporary software/hardware :-/ -- Keith Lofstrom [email protected]
