Re: MS BASIC, Sinclair BASIC, STOS BASIC: derivatives comparison?

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Date	2012-12-06 09:00 -0800
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Subject	Re: MS BASIC, Sinclair BASIC, STOS BASIC: derivatives comparison?
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On Dec 6, 5:53 am, Ivan Shmakov <oneing...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Which is v$(n TO m)?

Not sure that this is any more 'advanced' than MID$(v$,n,m-n+1) - just
a different and non-standard syntax.

> I believe it was Quick BASIC (of which QBasic is a later,
> stripped down version) that made line numbers optional.

I don't think it's entirely fair to call QBasic a 'stripped down'
version of QuickBasic.  Although using basically the same source
syntax, QuickBasic was a compiler and QBasic an interpreter, so very
different in their intended applications.

BBC BASIC has already been mentioned, and (even though I'm prejudiced)
should definitely be included on any list of BASICs 'still in active
use'.  Probably ported to more CPUs (7) and platforms (30) than any
other BASIC, except perhaps 'generic' MS BASIC:

 http://mdfs.net/Software/BBCBasic/

BBC BASIC is distinguished by its assembler, C-like indirection
operators and adaptability.  It was one of the first dialects of BASIC
(if not the very first) to make GOTOs and GOSUBs obsolete (although
still available for compatibility) by providing control structures
(e.g. REPEAT UNTIL) and functions callable by name.

Richard.
http://www.rtrussell.co.uk/

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