K538915@CZHRZU1A.BITNET (01/22/87)
The GFA-Basic compiler is available in Europe, so you should be able to get
it in the USA soon. Rumour has it that GFA offered the interpreter to Atari
as an replacement for ST Basic, but ATARI didn't want it.
Simon Poole
K538915@CZHRZU1A.BITNET
Disclaimer: The last thing I would want to do is to advocate BASIC (ugh!), but
I suppose anything is better than ST-Basic.turner@imagen.UUCP (01/23/87)
in article <8701221757.AA14763@ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU>, K538915@CZHRZU1A.BITNET says: > > The GFA-Basic compiler is available in Europe, so you should be able to get > it in the USA soon. Rumour has it that GFA offered the interpreter to Atari > as an replacement for ST Basic, but ATARI didn't want it. > i was just over at atari (name dropper (:-) and saw GFA basic in action, it is MOST impressive, it is structured (if-then-else, while etc.); has an intellegent editor; VDI bindings builtin; and is fast. I'm afraid that i have no further info on when it will be in distribution here (USA) but it looked VERY good. -- --------------- C'est la vie, C'est le guerre, C'est la pomme de terre Mail: Imagen Corp. 2650 San Tomas Expressway Santa Clara, CA 95052-8101 UUCP: ...{decvax,ucbvax}!decwrl!imagen!turner AT&T: (408) 986-9400