Re: 1980 Basic Sought

"winston19842005" <bjjlyates@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> On 3/14/08 10:56 AM, in article 1205506573.877.1205470677@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
"David
> Williams" <david.williams@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>> -> I want to program in 1980;s basic, where can I get an apt compiler.
It
>> -> is my first langauge, I still love it, and want to use it even if it
>> -> obsolete. Where can I get a freeware copy or any other.
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>> Why not use QBasic? Sure, it has additional capabilities which you may
>> get to like, but it *can* be used just like a 1980-style BASIC, with
>> line numbers, GOSUBs, GOTOs, etc., etc..
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> And you need never go into the IDE to use it.
> What was the command line to run?
> qbasic /r file.bas or qbasic /run file.bas?

As long as you remember to terminate your program with SYSTEM,
otherwise you'll wind up in the IDE when the program completes.
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