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Re: Platform for BASIC?
Phoenyx writes ...
>
> Speaking of BASIC, does anyone have any knowledge of or
> experience with the Prodos Structured Basic. I have a copy of
> this on a CD archive. It seems to be a modified Basic.system. I
> hexed the file and noted a list of commands used for structuring
> code.
>
> I don't know the status of the file. I also have no info on whom
> the author or publisher was. It came from an old public domain
> disk but there were no other files included for it.
>
> I wonder if it was an Apple Inc. sanctioned program or just a
> hack someone threw together.
....
It sounds like a non-Apple, Inc. attempt to streamline BASIC for use with
ProDOS. Have you tried it and done any size or speed comparisons vs. the
current BASIC.SYSTEM?
Rubywand