jhs@MITRE-BEDFORD.ARPA (05/01/87)
Users of Turbo BASIC should be pleased to have confirmation of the fact that Turbo BASIC is indeed a Public Domain package. The following is the most detailed reply I received from a recent query to the net on this point. ------- Forwarded Message From: mcvax!nikhefh!n06@seismo.CSS.GOV (Jos Groenland) To: jhs Subject: Turbo basic ------- "Happy Computer" is a German montly magazine for home computing. The writer of Turbo Basic is Frank Ostrowsky who won a competetion with it (Program of the Year or something like that). Happy computer published the interpreter as a "type-in" program for the XL/XE in 1985. They have a 800 version as well, it was possible to order it. It was also possible to order the XL version of the interpreter (and later the Compiler as well) for a minimal amount of money, (i.e. disk & posting costs) in Germany. It was allowed to copy the programs freely, so it is public domain. The USA representative of "Markt und Technik" publishing is: M&T Publishing inc. 501 Galveston Drive Redwood City CA94063 tel: (415) 366-3600 Perhaps you can ask them for more information. - --Jos Groenland Nikhef-H, Amsterdam, The Netherlands ------- End of Forwarded Message