Andrew.Reiner@CMU-CS-A.ARPA (01/17/85)
Are there any BASIC compilers/interpreters available for VAX/UNIX? I'd appreciate any pointers. Thanks. (AR0B@CMU-CS-A)
Doug Gwyn (VLD/VMB) <gwyn@BRL-VLD.ARPA> (01/19/85)
Sure, AT&T sells an IBM-compatible BASIC for UNIX. HCR in Toronto probably has one too.
long@ittvax.UUCP (H. Morrow Long [Systems Center]) (01/19/85)
> Are there any BASIC compilers/interpreters available for VAX/UNIX? > I'd appreciate any pointers. Thanks. (AR0B@CMU-CS-A) We have gotten a basic interpreter from the below address. You will need to send a SASE'd tape and a copy of your System V R2 licensed to him. It works well on our 4.2bsd Vax although the documentation says that it has only been tested on 4.1 and 4.1cbsd. There are 2 basic interpreters on the tape, one is from the Univ. of New Mexico. We have been using the other one, which is a more complete version - looks a lot like applesoft (fpbasic) (it has a lot of semi-documented commands which appear to be promising but appear to have been rendered inert like an HGR that would use plot() for high res. graphics). H. Morrow Long ITT-ATC Systems Center, Shelton, CT path = {allegra bunker ctcgrafx dcdvaxb dcdwest ucbvax!decvax duke eosp1 ittral lbl-csam milford mit-eddie psuvax1 purdue qubix qumix research sii supai tmmnet twg uf-cgrl wxlvax yale}!ittvax!long For basic contact: Rob Kolstad CONVEX 1819 Firman #151 Richardson, TX 75081 -- H. Morrow Long ITT-ATC Systems Center, Shelton, CT path = {allegra bunker ctcgrafx dcdvaxb dcdwest ucbvax!decvax duke eosp1 ittral lbl-csam milford mit-eddie psuvax1 purdue qubix qumix research sii supai tmmnet twg uf-cgrl wxlvax yale}!ittvax!long
rad@mitre-bedford.ARPA (01/21/85)
Here are two messages that I found with sources for VAX/UNIX basic
interpreters. I imagine that Rob has been too busy this week to
answer this himself, as I think he's one of the Usenix chairpeople...
Rob's is cheaper, but Tina's is more up-to-date and is set for 4.2. I
can't judge for you which one (UBC or UNM) you'd like better. The UNM
version doesn't have file I/O (or didn't in the version I got from Rob,
anyway), but does have more math/matrix stuff. Heck, they're cheap;
buy UNM's latest and get UBCs for free.
Dick Dramstad
rad@mitre-bedford
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I am still distributing a year-old copy of UNM BASIC and one from
University of British Columbia. If you would like a tape, do the
following: mail a tape and a copy of the front & back
sheet of your AT&T UNIX license along with a letter that says
"please send me BASIC" to :
Rob Kolstad
CONVEX
1819 Firman #151
Richardson, TX 75081
Your basic tape will come back in the mail!
ps: One or both need to have the "jobs" stuff converted for 4.2 sites.
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A BASIC interpreter for 4.1 & 4.2 bsd UNIX *
is available from the University of New Mexico.
Send:
a copy of your Unix license and a check for $50 US
payable to the University of New Mexico
To:
BASIC
c/o Tina Lopez, Development Group
UNM Computing Center
2701 Campus Boulevard
University of New Mexico
Albuquerque, NM 87131
ucbvax!unmvax!unm-cvax!tina
Get:
source for 4.1 and/or 4.2 bsd version of interpreter
in tar format 1600 bpi tape, & documentation.
====================lee@unmvax.UUCP (01/21/85)
> can't judge for you which one (UBC or UNM) you'd like better. The UNM > version doesn't have file I/O (or didn't in the version I got from Rob, > anyway), but does have more math/matrix stuff. Heck, they're cheap; A UNM version has file IO. Whether that is what the computing center distributes or not I do not know. They haven't sent it over here. I did see it though. -- --Lee (Ward) {ucbvax,convex,gatech,pur-ee}!unmvax!lee