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Re: GSoft

The Name wrote in message <3687F000.20C50F9E@nccn.net>...
>There *was* a version of BASIC that would work on all platforms  (mac, PC,
>apple 2)
>
>I can't remember what program it was.  Ive seen it advertised in Nibble
>
>Will Smith wrote:
>
>> Mike,
>>
>> did i understand correctly that you plan to port your BASIC flavor to
>> other operating systems, or was i dreaming when i thought i read it?
>>
>> i ask because i saw OmniBASIC (www.omnibasic.com), which prides itself on
>> being the only BASIC that is on different platforms...  (it says it's
>> portable, but it admits that you have to change references to printers
and
>> stuff...)  they've get Linux and Win* so far...

...And Free BSD, and DOS, and HPUX, and OS9, and Amiga, and OS/2, and all
flavors of Win to name a few. (but not Apple2 <g>). OmniBasic requires more
resources (esp RAM) than most Apple2's have (sorry).

-Mike


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