kar7481@cuphub.cup.edu (Dan Karbowsky;AtariEliteOfPghPa bbs412-384-5609) (12/14/89)
> Bob_BobR_Retelle@cup.portal.com writes: > Just one question in this discussion... > > If Atari has such a low opinion of the "end users" who buy their machines, > and can assume that 90% of them only want to run programs, not write them, > why has Atari traditionally supplied a *programming language* with the > computers..? > > In fact, my ST came with *two* programming languages... > > BobR -- GRANTED--Atari DID package a(n o.k.) version of BASIC and with your machine, probably LOGO too... But have you SERIOUSLY ever tried to do programming in ST-Basic??? The user interface is so damn kludgy and "seemingly spaghetti-coded" that it is a real pain in the ass to work with for more than 30 minutes..... [ THAT'S WHY I SHELLED OUT $90 ON GFA 3.0x !!!] Also, I'm not aware of anyone who has written a compiler for ST-Basic... But (sarcasm ahead) WHO NEEDS A COMPILER ANYWAY????? WE CAN ALL RUN PROGRAMS FROM OUR __INTERPRETERS__ !!!!!--- (Duhh.....) :-) +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Dan Karbowsky kar7481@pitt!cuphub / S U P P O R T T H E S T ! ! ! | | 102 Lee Drive ___________________/Call the ATARI ELITE of PITTSBURGH'S | | Belle Vernon, PA / BBS (Forem-ST,fnet node 19) at (412) 384-5609 at 300 | | 15012 U.S.A. / thru 19.2k baud 24 hrs./day 7-days/week Mention this | | / message at logon. Over 180mb ONLINE!!! | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+