Clearly, have installed this on a USB to carry around with and play with at opportune moments
Text is small on modern day hi-res displays, editor could still be improved but looks fun Have started thinking about a possible writing a possible port program (taking standard QL range of commands) to convert SuperBASIC programs in to this SpecBAS, JFTHOI :) However RasPi to QL BB is the priority On Tue, Feb 28, 2012 at 9:10 AM, Malcolm Lear <malc...@essex.ac.uk> wrote: > On 27/02/2012 12:38, Marcos Cruz wrote: > >> En/Je/On 2012-02-23 10:40, Stephen Usher escribió / skribis / wrote : >> >>> need for a modern equivalent to the old home computer systems and >>> the BASIC language which came on them. >>> On the home computer front, >>> On the scientific front, >>> >> I forgot to mention the SpecBAS project by Paul Dunn ( >> http://specbas.co.uk). >> It's a BASIC interpreter based on the old ZX Spectrum's BASIC, but much >> improved, more powerful and multiplatform. It is still alpha but looks >> quite >> promising. I think it soon will suit the needs you mention. >> >> There are binary packages for Windows, Linux (Intel) and the Pandora's >> Ångström (http://openpandora.org). It's written in Free Pascal and it's >> open >> source, so it can be compiled for other platforms as well. >> >> In fact I'm considering SpecBAS as an alternative to SBASIC for a couple >> of >> game projects under development. The source code conversion would not be >> difficult, and the benefits would be remarkable: wider audience; easier >> programming of sounds and graphics; and the chance to be able to >> contribute to >> an open and evolving project. >> >> Marcos >> ______________________________**_________________ >> QL-Users Mailing List >> http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/**smsqe.htm<http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm> >> > Its interesting it support procedures and functions the same way as > SBasic. Clearly the author has used a QL. > > > ______________________________**_________________ > QL-Users Mailing List > http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/**smsqe.htm<http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm> > _______________________________________________ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm
