nova@abnjh.UUCP (Scott Allen) (11/20/84)
[Just when you thought it was safe- comes BASIC 2.0] I received my notification today from MICROSOFT about the new version of BASIC for the Mac. Release 2.0 is available now (really?) for $150 but Microsoft is letting upgrade for just $57 ($50 for BASIC + $7 shipping). I have seen the ads and product announcements about BASIC 2.0 but I haven't heard anyone say if it is worth it. Microsoft included a list of added features and they sound really good. I was waiting for them to say it's faster but I don't see anything about it. I was waiting for them to say it utilizes space better (some of us don't have 512K yet!) but it doesn't say anything about that either. Anyone got any information about this new release? Anyone planning on getting it? \ | / \|/ ---*--- /|\ / | \ NOVA Scott Allen ATT-IS Orlando, Florida ..!abnjh!nova
ward@hao.UUCP (Mike Ward) (11/24/84)
> I was waiting for them to say it's > faster but I don't see anything about it. I was waiting for them to say it > utilizes space better (some of us don't have 512K yet!) but it doesn't say > anything about that either. I played a bit with the Beta version of MS-Basic 2.0. It was almost half as fast as 1.1, and about as good at memory utilization. It was enough to make me decide not to buy the upgrade until I saw it run with my very own eyes (and stopwatch). MacBasic looks like a better way to spend one's money. -- "The number of arguments is unimportant unless some of them are correct." Michael Ward, NCAR/SCD UUCP: {hplabs,nbires,brl-bmd,seismo,menlo70,stcvax}!hao!ward ARPA: hplabs!hao!sa!ward@Berkeley BELL: 303-497-1252 USPS: POB 3000, Boulder, CO 80307