[comp.unix.questions] summary: basic for unix

dave@csd4.milw.wisc.edu (David A Rasmussen) (07/04/87)

The following are messages I got from people replying to my request
for basic for unix:

Looking for recommendations for what kind of basic (yes, basic) to run
on a 4.3bsd unix system (sperry 7040 (tahoe) to be exact). I have a
version of UBC basic that has severe garbage collection problems among
other things. Had Phil's Basic running under 4.2 for a while. Any other
ideas?

=I suggest you contact 
=
=	Philon Inc.
=	641 Avenue of the Americas
=	New York, NY   10011
=	(212) 807-0303
=
=These people sell BASIC compilers and debuggers for a number of
=UNIX machines.
=
=	Dave
=-- 
=Dave Marquardt	
=dave@rosevax.Rosemount.COM	
=
=
=
=From uwvax!seismo!sun!fluke!battan@csd1.milw.wisc.edu Tue Jun 23 14:57:50 1987
=
=You wrote an article on USENET that said you would post a summary
=on basic->C converters and/or BASIC compilers running under UNIX.
=If you never get around to doing so, I would be very interested in
=what you learn about the former.  Our company needs such a converter
=badly.  I have heard about the BASIC compiler marketed by BASMARK and
=the basic->C translator marketed by DataVision (UK) Limited.  If
=you want tele#s for them, write me.
=
=Thanks in advance,
=                               *******
=Jim Battan; John Fluke Mfg. Co; MS 223B; PO Box C9090; Everett WA 98206
=ARPA: battan@tc.fluke.COM 				+1 206 356 6469
=UUCP: {uw-beaver,decvax!microsof,ucbvax!lbl-csam,allegra,sun}!fluke!battan
=
=
=From uwvax!seismo!mcnc.org!ecsvax!emrozek@csd1.milw.wisc.edu Wed Jun 24 09:32:45 1987
=From: Ed Mrozek <uwvax!seismo!mcnc.org!ecsvax!emrozek@csd1.milw.wisc.edu>
=Subject: Re: Basic and Basic->C converter wanted
=
=I can't help you with the BASIC.
=However, I have had very good luck with a program called BASTOC.
=You guessed it: a BASIC --> C translator.
=
=The manufacturer is: 
=
=JMI Software Consultants, Inc.
=1422 Easton Road
=Roslyn, PA 19001
=(215) 657-5660
=
=(This info comes from their manual dated February 29, 1984)
=
=SOOOOOOO, I don't know if they are still there.
=
=Good luck.
=
=P.S.  Check older news articles.  This question has come up several times
=in the very recent past.
=
=
=
=From uwvax!seismo!utai!gpu.utcs.toronto.edu!radio.toronto.edu!cks@csd1.milw.wisc.edu Fri Jun 26 23:28:26 1987
=From: Chris Siebenmann <uwvax!seismo!radio.toronto.edu!cks@csd1.milw.wisc.edu>
=Subject: Re: Basic and Basic->C converter wanted
=Organization: Newsreaders Anonymous
=Cc: uwvax!radio.toronto.edu!cks
=
= I don't know how much use to you this will be, but there's at least one
=Basic to C translator out there, called Bastoc. My memory fails me about who
=makes it, but you can probably find ads in the IBM PC magazines. When I used
=it about 2 years ago it was a pretty mechanical thing that needed a special
=library to run the generated code without hacking.
= They [used to] offer to port Bastoc and its support library to any environment
=and make it work with any Basic (maybe) (assuming that both ends met their
=standards for quality) for $$$.
=
= I hope you find this usefull...
=
=-- 
=			"How EMBARASSING."
=			     KWOOOOOM!
=Chris Siebenmann		{allegra,mnetor,decvax,pyramid}!utgpu!radio!cks
=cks@radio.toronto.edu	     or	...!utgpu!{yetti!lethe, darwin}!ontmoh!cks
=
=
=From uwvax!rutgers!uw-beaver!uw-june!rust!rmorgan@csd1.milw.wisc.edu Thu Jul  2 16:24:38 1987
=To: uwvax!uwmcsd1!dave
=Subject: RE: Basic and Basic->C converter wanted
=From: Rockie Morgan - Unknown Product Manager - DECwest Engineering <uwvax!rutgers!uw-beaver!uw-june!rust!rmorgan@csd1.milw.wisc.edu
=
=Dave,
=
=I have a friend who sells a MicroSoft BASIC to C translator.  I think it
=sells for a couple hundred dollars.  If you're interested, drop a line to
=
=		MV Software
=		PO Box 1854
=		Bothell, WA 98011
=
=
=-- Rockie Morgan
=
=
Dave Rasmussen c/o Computing Services Division @ U of WI - Milwaukee
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