ergo@netcom.COM (Isaac Rabinovitch) (02/15/91)
In <1991Feb11.145406.25001@rti.rti.org> bcw@rti.rti.org (Bruce Wright) writes: >You can't really do much with Basic under Windows - you can run it in >DOS mode, which doesn't look too bad if you are running on a 386.... I suppose what you mean is that none of MicroSloth's Basics has a Windows version. But even that isn't strictly true: WordBasic is *meant* to be used only as a macro language for Word, but you can do most basic Basic stuff with it, as far as I can see. A pity nobody at MS has realized how useful a standalone version of WordBasic would be. There are third part products that fall in this category. ObjectBasic is pretty intriguing, and goes for only $150 (with a hefty discount for WUGNET members). I'd probably have it by now if Basic didn't bring out the snob in me. -- ergo@netcom.com Isaac Rabinovitch netcom!ergo@apple.com Silicon Valley, CA {apple,amdahl,claris}!netcom!ergo (specific statement withheld at this time for operational reasons)