Re: The Onomastics of BASIC compilers

On Thu, 15 Nov 2007 09:58:38 -0600, David Williams wrote:

> -> balance I feel the BBC's name still has some cachet (although
probably 
> -> not in the US). 
>   
> In North America, the BBC's name is associated with "quality" TV 
> programming, rather better than is usually found on the local networks. 
> This is actually a rather mistaken impression. Organizations such as 
> PBS select the best BBC programs they can obtain and show them, 
> ignoring the Beeb's less-desirable products. However, the association 
> with quality can't do your BASIC any harm. Stick with the name! 
>   
>                            dow

Not all North Americans sup****t your view re: BBC and programming quality.
I'm not saying one way or the other, just maybe it's not fair to represent
your feelings as those of North Americans in general.

BBC Basic is a good product that can stand on it's own AFAIK.

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HK