On 7/12/21 4:57 PM, Keith Lofstrom wrote:
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 :-/
I don't know about that. It sounds like the beginnings of a great
script for 'Armageddon II'. Bruce Willis can now play the role of the
80 year old astronomer.
galen
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