Re: 2,000 Basics?(Re: What is advanced? (was Re: Pascal to Basic converter))

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From: David Singleton
Date: Sun, 02 Mar 1997 00:00

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Grant Dixon <dixon@dogwood.physics.mcmaster.ca> wrote:

> Michael Martinez <michaelm@basis.com> wrote in article 
> >Michael Martinez wrote:
> >> 
> >> BASIC runs in over 1,000 implementations -- over 2,000 by some
> estimates.
> >                     ^^^^^                         ^^^^^
> 
> What do you think should we start a list?  Here are the Basics I am using
> or have used in the past.  Although you can argue over how BASIC some of
> them are the all have a BASIC flavour.
> 
> VAX BASIC
> Shepardson Basic
> BASICA
> MS BASIC
> GWBASIC
> Turbo BASIC
> QuickBASIC
> QBASIC
> dBase 
> Clipper
> Force (Half BASIC, mixed with a little C and Pascal)
> UDF - An industrial BASIC used in building control systems (HVAC)
> Enable Basic a TurboCAD V3.0 script language
> Novell's Script Language (looks like BASIC to me)
> ORACLE
> SQL (Sorta)
> ProComm Script
> MicroSoft's Dial up Script
> Visual Basic
> VB Application
> VBScript
> 
> Grant

Sharp PC 1425 Basic (it was a pocket computer about 200x100x10mm)
ZX-81 Basic
BBC Basic (which you surprisingly omitted!)


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Subject: Re: 2,000 Basics?(Re: What is advanced? (was Re: Pascal to Basic converter))
Date: 1997/03/02
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