Re: Why use Basic at all? (was Re: BASIC with built-in matrix functions?)

On Sun, 26 Aug 2007 13:10:15 -0700, "news@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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<news@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>On Aug 26, 8:45 pm, "Tom Lake" <tl...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>> I believe it was early 1988.
Yes, 88 is correct for MS Basic 6 & 6.1, also QB4.5.
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>My GW-BASIC User Guide is dated 1986, and that has WHILE...WEND (but
>no DO).  BBC BASIC was ahead of its time in many respects, but I'd be
>surprised if it was five years ahead!  Surely there must have been an
>8-bit Microsoft BASIC with something more than just FOR...NEXT?

As I mentioned in another post, QB3 (1987) seems to have "DO", and all
the MS Basics I have (1982-92) seem to have "FOR" and "WHILE".

I say 'seem' because I only checked a keyword list I originally
created about 10 years ago, and didn't actually try the programs.

The list is a little big to post here(24k), do you want a copy?
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