Path: csiph.com!eternal-september.org!feeder3.eternal-september.org!news.eternal-september.org!eternal-september.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: John Ames Newsgroups: alt.lang.basic Subject: Re: RIP Thomas Kurtz Date: Tue, 7 Jan 2025 15:07:01 -0800 Organization: A noiseless patient Spider Lines: 15 Message-ID: <20250107150701.0000548c@gmail.com> References: <20250106115910.000028cc@gmail.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Injection-Date: Wed, 08 Jan 2025 00:07:06 +0100 (CET) Injection-Info: dont-email.me; posting-host="5d626b83c017d516dd252149dc2ee3b6"; logging-data="2509512"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org"; posting-account="U2FsdGVkX18tApiH09jl1tpSk8OH6YvNEcfM2N/zqiw=" Cancel-Lock: sha1:WDjreJ67XEdRo0E6C/Ve+hjWwPQ= X-Newsreader: Claws Mail 4.3.0 (GTK 3.24.42; x86_64-w64-mingw32) Xref: csiph.com alt.lang.basic:881 On Tue, 7 Jan 2025 22:02:46 -0000 (UTC) "Auric__" wrote: > It involves programming simple robots with embedded 386 boards > running FreeDOS. C and FB for the onboard system, and Xojo for a > Windows remote control system. (The FB code is based on the original > version of the control software, written in QuickBASIC 4. Really.) > It's not a company you've heard of (unless you're in the industry, or > in a very specific small town) but I would guess that around 20-30% > of all people in the US are customers of their customers. Can't > really say more than that. Hah, nifty :)