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In <1992Sep1.013315.25064@julian.uwo.ca> wlsmith@valve.heart.rri.uwo.ca (Wayne Smith) writes:

>It's probably futile, but if there ever will be a version 5, it should have...

Definitely futile. QuickBASIC is, essentially, a non-product. Microsoft
is going to be announcing a Visual BASIC for DOS (that's right, for DOS)
that will put the final nails into QuickBASIC's coffin. That should
happen any day now (early September according to my sources).

>- pointer (mouse) support

Said to be in VB/DOS. QB has the support for it (the rodent) in the
environment. If you mean rodent support for your own programs, you should
get Microsoft's PDS 7.1. It has a nice rodent module (user-interface
toolbox if you prefer).

>- more choice in screen editor modes (up to 132 X 66 ?)

I'd kill for 132x66 on my monitor. But this bloody Paradise VGA card only
goes to 132x43 and even then I get these little CHR$(254) characters at the
head and tail of each line. And the BLINK! Nasty!

>- support for in-line machine language code? (Wow, that would be cool)

Uh, I dunno if I like that idea. Much prefer external asm routines.



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