tmetro@pro-angmar.UUCP (Tom Metro) (02/27/88)
A ZBASIC demo is now available in the Public Domain. Its a fully functional version of ZBASIC with some key limitations (such as it will only compile programs that are 4K or less). I was playing around with its communications capabilities and I ran into some problems reading the serial ports on my //c. I was able to write out to the port without any problem, but I can't figure how to read from it. I used the OPEN"C",-2 syntax to open port 2. Then I was able to PRINT#-2 to the port. I couldn't get a LINEINPUT#-2, A$ to work though. Anyone familiar with ZBASIC know the solution?
sun@pro-nebulous.UUCP (Sun D*ct*r) (04/06/89)
Someone asked a while back about ZBasic for Apple II's. I am quite fond of ZBasic; it does virtually all I ask of it and is light-years ahead of Applesoft. There is a ZBasic demo that can be downloaded from any number of sources. You can't save compiled object code, but other than that, the demo is pretty full-featured. I know GEnie has the demo. It would be too large to send over the net, but I can give you the # of an Atlanta BBS that has the demo if you are interested. Dan Jones Proline: sun@pro-nebulous Disclaimer: \dis`kla-mer\ n: a denial or disavowal of legal claim
JWANKERL@UTCVM.BITNET ("Josef W. Wankerl") (11/14/89)
>But is it better than MBASIC? I was considering it as a decent compiled (?) >replacement for MBASIC under Apple CP/M - what's your thought? > >!======= David Douthitt :::: Madison, WI =======!== The Stainless Steel Rat ==! >! ArpaNet: madnix!rat@cs.wisc.edu ! ! >! UseNet: ...uwvax!astroatc!nicmad!madnix!rat ! Mad Apple Forth: ! >! {decvax!att}! ! The Madness starts here. ! Well I don't use MBASIC or CP/M so I have no idea. /**********************************************************************\ |* Joe "Gonzo" Wankerl |*| The views expressed here are *| |* BITNET => JWANKERL@UTCVM |*| not necessarily yours... *| |* |*| ...but they should be. *| \**********************************************************************/