Re: [Simh] slightly off-topic where can I find the Compaq basic translator?
If you are talking about Vax basic, then I hate been playing with a basic to c++ translator in my spare time,. It may not do the whole job, but it might be easier than starting from scratch. It's on github called btran under khandy21yo. It may, or may not work for you. There was a commercial Vax basic translator someone did (sector7?) but I don't know much more than that. Original message From: Dan Gahlinger Date: 7/20/16 12:45 PM (GMT-07:00) To: simh@trailing-edge.com Subject: [Simh] slightly off-topic where can I find the Compaq basic translator? does anyone know where I can find the Compaq basic translator? or have a copy they can let me use? I have a ton of old vax basic code but every basic is different and trying to do it manually is a pain. ultimately I'd like the code to run on Linux. in whatever language. there's a bunch of basics there too. I don't care for visual basic. I loved the simple elegance of vax basic nothing since has come close. esp eg indexed files. thanks Dan Sent from my Samsung Galaxy smartphone. ___ Simh mailing list Simh@trailing-edge.com http://mailman.trailing-edge.com/mailman/listinfo/simh
Re: [Simh] slightly off-topic where can I find the Compaq basic translator?
I think I have a copy of gw-basic saved somewhere. I’ll see if I can dig it up. But, I don’t understand how any of the MSDOS flavors of BASIC are going to help you with vax basic code. From: Simh [mailto:simh-boun...@trailing-edge.com] On Behalf Of Dan Gahlinger Sent: Wednesday, July 20, 2016 2:45 PM To: simh@trailing-edge.com Subject: [Simh] slightly off-topic where can I find the Compaq basic translator? does anyone know where I can find the Compaq basic translator? or have a copy they can let me use? I have a ton of old vax basic code but every basic is different and trying to do it manually is a pain. ultimately I'd like the code to run on Linux. in whatever language. there's a bunch of basics there too. I don't care for visual basic. I loved the simple elegance of vax basic nothing since has come close. esp eg indexed files. thanks Dan Sent from my Samsung Galaxy smartphone. ___ Simh mailing list Simh@trailing-edge.com http://mailman.trailing-edge.com/mailman/listinfo/simh
Re: [Simh] slightly off-topic where can I find the Compaq basic translator?
Are you speaking of the OEM MS-DOS Basic for the Compaq? I know of many modern day equivalents that are non-commercial and some of them are even available as 64-bit. Just let me know what you are looking for. Thanks Ray On Jul 20, 2016 2:45 PM, "Dan Gahlinger" wrote: > does anyone know where I can find the Compaq basic translator? > or have a copy they can let me use? > > I have a ton of old vax basic code but every basic is different and trying > to do it manually is a pain. > > ultimately I'd like the code to run on Linux. in whatever language. > there's a bunch of basics there too. > > I don't care for visual basic. I loved the simple elegance of vax basic > nothing since has come close. esp eg indexed files. > > thanks > > Dan > > > > Sent from my Samsung Galaxy smartphone. > > ___ > Simh mailing list > Simh@trailing-edge.com > http://mailman.trailing-edge.com/mailman/listinfo/simh > ___ Simh mailing list Simh@trailing-edge.com http://mailman.trailing-edge.com/mailman/listinfo/simh