garrett@oscar.ccm.udel.edu (12/09/88)
Does anyone know if Microsoft's QuickBasic for the Mac will work on a 512 enhanced? One of my friends is thinking of buying it as a Christmas present for his sister. The box says you need a Mac Plus, but except for memory and a few other hardware details, isn't a 512 Enhanced essentially a Plus? Please respond via Email if possible, I don't read this group as much as I'd like to. Too much traffic :-( Thanks! Joel Garrett garrett@oscar.ccm.udel.edu
stuartb@microsoft.UUCP (Stuart Burden) (12/10/88)
In article <5910@louie.udel.EDU> garrett@oscar.ccm.udel.edu writes: | Does anyone know if Microsoft's QuickBasic for the Mac | will work on a 512 enhanced? 128K ROM's and 1 Meg of Memory are the minimum configuration for the QuickBasic compiler (this includes 512Ke's with third party 1 meg memory upgrades), basically a plus and higher cos the compiler needs the memory. | The box says you need a Mac Plus, but except for | memory and a few other hardware details, isn't a 512 | Enhanced essentially a Plus? Unlike the PC World, where configurations may be listed on the box as requiring a 286 (often times the software will run on an 8088, but really sucks mud), the Macintosh configurations are considered correct as stated as an absolute minimum.. trust the box! | Thanks! | Joel Garrett | garrett@oscar.ccm.udel.edu Stu. __Paths to my door:_______________________ microsoft!stuartb@beaver.cs.washington.edu - Usual disclaimer, that all microsoft!stuartb@uw-beaver.arpa - the above is pure fantasy microsoft!stuartb@uunet.UU.NET - and Microsoft only [DE01HB]stuartb@DASNET# {from AppleLink} - gave me the Mountain Dew stuartb@microsoft.uucp {well connected} - to dream it all in a D2012 {AppleLink - shared account} - caffeine haze :-) __________________________________________________________________________
kehr@felix.UUCP (Shirley Kehr) (12/12/88)
In article <5910@louie.udel.EDU> garrett@oscar.ccm.udel.edu writes:
<Does anyone know if Microsoft's QuickBasic for the Mac will work on a
<512 enhanced? One of my friends is thinking of buying it as a Christmas
<present for his sister. The box says you need a Mac Plus, but except for
<memory and a few other hardware details, isn't a 512 Enhanced essentially
<a Plus?
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<Please respond via Email if possible, I don't read this group as much as
<I'd like to. Too much traffic :-(
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< Thanks!
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< Joel Garrett
Rather than mail, I think this subject deserves widespread posting - to all
developers. Why can't the ads be more specific about what you really need
to run the program? It should be stated in terms of real hardware require-
ments, not a few older configurations.
I've had this problem with a 512 enhanced to 2 meg and am now seeing the
same thing with references to a Mac II version and another version. It
seems like there are many references to Mac II that probably differ only
in the ability to display color. For example, the game Tetris looks like
something I could get addicted to. I don't know whether to buy the Mac II
version or the other one. Is the only difference color? What if I don't
have color on a Mac II? Should I buy the other one? Will one copy run on
both a Mac II (no color) and a 512 enhanced?
If you're developing software, please be more specific about what hardware
your software requires and what happens if you run it on different hardware.
Shirley Kehr