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Re: Basic for IIGS



mspangler wrote:
Any recommendations for a non-Applesoft basic for a GS that doesn't run
GS/OS?

I want something that can boot up, run, and save files on one 800k
floppy on a pretty minimal GS. And I'd like something more advanced
than Applesoft (as in block if-then-else statements, repeat-until, case
statements, use more than 64 k of GS memory etc.)

GSBasic and MDBasic both need GS/OS 6. I don't know anything about TML
basic and AC Basic other than they existed. Were there any Basics that
would function on the pre-system 5 GS systems?

If not, would a command line interface like ECP cut down the overhead
in GS/OS enough so it would fit comfortably on one floppy?

The goal here is more in the data collection and I/O control line, not
games, and not much in graphics, except graphs, and maybe block
diagrams.

Thanks;

You might want to consider Free GSoft

" You can run GSoft BASIC, the FREE Version! directly from a floppy disk by running GSoft.Sys16 from the Finder or any other program launcher.

To install GSoft BASIC, the FREE Version! on your hard drive, create a folder called GSoft on any partition and copy all of the files to the new folder. Once again, execute GSoft.Sys16 to start GSoft BASIC, the FREE Version!"

Quoted from the Getting started doc that came with it.

Sorry I havn't used it but it may be suitable for your use.

Worth a look anyway...

Glenn