Re: Can Basic be bilingual?

From	Karl E. Peterson <karl@exmvps.org>
Newsgroups	comp.lang.basic.misc
Subject	Re: Can Basic be bilingual?
Date	2012-03-30 13:34 -0700
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DonH formulated the question :
> # I use MS-QBasic, under Windows (DOS), and find it quite satisfactory.
>    The bilingual endeavour was only a casual attempt, and of no real concern 
> - as Windows itself, and WWWeb, can accommodate.
>    I suppose that even at relatively primitive Basic level, the additional 
> characters of, eg Cyrillic or Germanic alphabets, could be covered if the 
> ASCII (American!) binaries were expanded.
>    Presumably, Basic in non-English nations is entirely in their language - 
> but that is not bilingual.

Hmmm, well, that /is/ a DOS application, so you need to look at 
"ancient" things like codepages and such to do that.  DOS is very 
limited, as I recall, to 256 characters at a time.  Sorry I can't offer 
better advice.  It's been nearly a quarter century since I had to mess 
with that stuff.

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Can Basic be bilingual? "DonH" <donlhumphries@bigpond.com> - 2012-03-30 06:30 +1100
  Re: Can Basic be bilingual? Karl E. Peterson <karl@exmvps.org> - 2012-03-29 13:19 -0700
    Re: Can Basic be bilingual? "DonH" <donlhumphries@bigpond.com> - 2012-03-31 06:54 +1100
      Re: Can Basic be bilingual? Karl E. Peterson <karl@exmvps.org> - 2012-03-30 13:34 -0700
      Re: Can Basic be bilingual? ralph <nt_consulting64@yahoo.net> - 2012-03-30 17:21 -0500
      Re: Can Basic be bilingual? Hector Alfaro <alfaropas@ceropublicidad.com> - 2012-03-30 20:38 -0430
        Re: Can Basic be bilingual? "DonH" <donlhumphries@bigpond.com> - 2012-04-01 04:47 +1000
          Re: Can Basic be bilingual? steve <blunt.axe.basic@gmail.com> - 2012-04-05 07:58 -0700
            Re: Can Basic be bilingual? "DonH" <donlhumphries@bigpond.com> - 2012-04-06 05:35 +1000
              Re: Can Basic be bilingual? steve <blunt.axe.basic@gmail.com> - 2012-04-05 17:33 -0700
              Re: Can Basic be bilingual? Helmut_Meukel <Helmut_Meukel@bn-hof.invalid> - 2012-04-07 22:44 +0200
                Re: Can Basic be bilingual? "DonH" <donlhumphries@bigpond.com> - 2012-04-09 06:59 +1000

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