Re: [Ql-Users] Nascent project: Cross-platform SuperBASIC derivative.

2012-03-02 Thread Malcolm Cadman
In message f556ce5553de280b1bf809340d35dfe9.squir...@webmail.supanet.com, j...@supanet.com writes Perhaps we could help steer the project more towards SBasic by implementing such things as channels. Has anyone here got the skills, time and motivation to do this. Our company is considering

Re: [Ql-Users] Nascent project: Cross-platform SuperBASIC derivative.

2012-02-29 Thread Marcos Cruz
En/Je/On 2012-02-28 13:48, Lee Privett escribió / skribis / wrote : SpecBAS does sound like something you cough up I'm sorry, I'm not sure to understand what you mean. I didn't know that expression. I found this in thefreedictionary.com: --- Phrasal Verb: cough up Slang

Re: [Ql-Users] Nascent project: Cross-platform SuperBASIC derivative.

2012-02-29 Thread Malcolm Lear
Perhaps we could help steer the project more towards SBasic by implementing such things as channels. Has anyone here got the skills, time and motivation to do this. Our company is considering porting this to ARM (Raspberry Pi included), but we need to study the licence. If we do I'll try and

Re: [Ql-Users] Nascent project: Cross-platform SuperBASIC derivative.

2012-02-27 Thread Marcos Cruz
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

Re: [Ql-Users] Nascent project: Cross-platform SuperBASIC derivative.

2012-02-25 Thread Stephen Usher
On 24/02/2012 07:38, Norman Dunbar wrote: Morning Steve, On 23/02/12 20:56, Stephen Usher wrote: I've put a PDF of my current thoughts about syntax on my web site: Quick question. FOR lops. I read that If the TO or UNTIL expression evaluates to zero at the time of loop entry the commands

Re: [Ql-Users] Nascent project: Cross-platform SuperBASIC derivative.

2012-02-23 Thread Neil Riley
I used to Dabble a little using Dark Basic Professional, a rather nice Gui front end Basic mainly aimed at writing 'games'. A couple of my friends teenage boys enjoyed messing with it as it was very easy to code and results came quickly. This is worth a read for those interested.

Re: [Ql-Users] Nascent project: Cross-platform SuperBASIC derivative.

2012-02-23 Thread Marcos Cruz
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. I miss such a tool too. I agree it would be very helpful on home computing, computing learning and professional fronts.

Re: [Ql-Users] Nascent project: Cross-platform SuperBASIC derivative.

2012-02-23 Thread Stephen Usher
On 23/02/12 12:02, 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. I miss such a tool too. I agree it would be very helpful on home computing,

Re: [Ql-Users] Nascent project: Cross-platform SuperBASIC derivative.

2012-02-23 Thread Lee Privett
It is also relatively cheap software http://www.thegamecreators.com/?m=view_productid=2030page=lite with a bundle here http://www.thegamecreators.com/?m=view_bundleid=17 those who try this out will find some similarities with this and S*BASIC and Neil is quite right it is geared towards games and

Re: [Ql-Users] Nascent project: Cross-platform SuperBASIC derivative.

2012-02-23 Thread Norman Dunbar
Morning Steve, On 23/02/12 20:56, Stephen Usher wrote: I've put a PDF of my current thoughts about syntax on my web site: Quick question. FOR lops. I read that If the TO or UNTIL expression evaluates to zero at the time of loop entry the commands within the loop do not get run. which makes