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Article #160Re: PDS 7.1 and VB for DOS
From: Fred Freeland
Date: Tue, 15 Sep 1992 02:26
Date: Tue, 15 Sep 1992 02:26
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In article <60275@mimsy.umd.edu> biow@cs.umd.edu (chris biow) writes: > >"virtually"? Could you elaborate on what features it does not >have? > >If it's just new reserved words, no problem. But if applications >cannot be easily ported, that's a big problem... > Right off the top of my head, I cannot think of a single thing that was in BC 7.1 that is not in VB/DOS with the exception of the User Interface toolkit, which now becomes redundant since the the features provided by that add-on are now incorporated into the language itself. -- Frederick F. Freeland Jr. "Of all the things I've lost, Microsoft Corporation I miss my mind the most!" One Microsoft Way Redmond, WA 98052 (206) 882-8080 internet: fredf@microsoft.com arpanet: fredf%microsoft@uw-beaver.ARPA uucp: uunet!microsoft!fredf Opinions expressed over this signature are my OWN and not those of my employer!
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Newsgroups: alt.lang.basic Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!microsoft!hexnut!fredf From: fredf@microsoft.com (Fred Freeland) Subject: Re: PDS 7.1 and VB for DOS Message-ID: <1992Sep15.022655.1657@microsoft.com> Date: 15 Sep 92 02:26:55 GMT Organization: Microsoft Corporation References: <ted.716017534@lonestar> <1992Sep11.170911.10425@microsoft.com> <60275@mimsy.umd.edu> Keywords: Basic Lines: 16