MDG PR: BASIC Programmer's Workshop

[mdavis@crash.cts.com (Morgan Davis)]

 For Immediate Release
 
 
 MDG Announces BASIC Programmer's Workshop
 
 SAN DIEGO, California--April 1, 1993--The Morgan Davis Group announced
 the BASIC Programmer's Workshop, a software bundle consisting of three
 popular products: MD-BASIC 2.0, RADE 1.0, and the Object Module Manager
 1.3.  The $99 collection of high-powered BASIC programming tools offers
 Apple IIGS users substantial savings, over $80 off the combined suggested
 retail price.  ``The BASIC Programmer's Workshop is a great value.  We
 use these products daily in our own development, so they have to be
 complementary,'' said company president Morgan Davis, ``Create your
 programs with MD-BASIC, test them with RADE, and be impressed by the
 power of the OMM when you run them.''
      MD-BASIC is a professional Applesoft BASIC development tool for
 creating programs using the Apple IIGS desktop interface or any command
 line shell.  The new 2.0 version offers a luxurious desktop mode complete
 with menus, multiple windows, and integrated text editing features.  MD-
 BASIC translates source code into highly optimized Applesoft programs
 that are smaller and faster than can be achieved in Applesoft's native
 ``immediate'' mode, yet they're 100% compatible with every Apple II
 computer.  Beagle Compiler users can compile MD-BASIC-generated programs
 for additional speed.  The MD-BASIC language is based on Applesoft with a
 number of extensions: free-form layout, named labels (no more line
 numbers), long and descriptive variable names, modern commands like IF-
 THEN-ELSE, WHILE-WEND, REPEAT-UNTIL, and DO-LOOP, and features found in C
 compilers like conditional code processing and #define macros.  MD-BASIC
 catches mistakes like unbalanced parenthesis, undefined and unreferenced
 labels, misspelled variable names, and other common errors before your
 programs run.  GS+ magazine wrote, ``Applesoft may never get better, but
 writing programs in Applesoft just did.  MD-BASIC changes the way people
 think about Applesoft.''  The package includes sample source code,
 interface files, code libraries, and a 100-page manual.
      RADE (Real-time Applesoft Debugging Environment) is a full-featured
 diagnostic tool that isolates errors in real-time without disturbing the
 BASIC environment.  You can interrupt the execution of your program at
 any point to examine or change the contents of variables, set
 breakpoints, step through code one line at a time, or review the
 ``history'' buffer that records your entire debugging session.
 InCider/A+ magazine wrote, ``RADE is fast, powerful, full-featured, and
 easy to use.  It's a breath of fresh air . . . a throwback to the days of
 tight, efficient programming.''  RADE comes with a 46-page manual and
 sample software that walks you through a complete debugging session.
      The Object Module Manager (OMM), an extension manager for Applesoft
 programmers, makes it possible to add external commands to enhance BASIC
 programs.  Modules are loaded and unloaded as needed, using memory
 efficiently.  They can also communicate with each other, making
 integration effortless.  Developers can easily create their own custom
 modules.  The OMM comes with sample source files in ORCA/M (APW) and
 Merlin assembler formats, sample programs, a starter set of modules
 (including AmperWorks: 35 powerful BASIC commands to pick up where
 Applesoft leaves off), and 67-page manual.
      The BASIC Programmer's Workshop is available now, directly from the
 Morgan Davis Group, for $99 plus $7.95 for shipping and handling
 (overseas S/H is $17.95).  CA residents add sales tax.  Institutional
 six-packs are available for $499 each.
 
 Contact:
      Morgan Davis Group
      10079 Nuerto Lane
      Rancho San Diego
      CA 91977-7132 USA
      +1 619 670 0563 TEL
      +1 619 670 9643 FAX
      +1 619 670 5379 BBS

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