Re: What is advanced? (was Re: Pascal to Basic converter)

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From: Craig Jackson
Date: Wed, 19 Feb 1997 00:00

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Michael Martinez wrote:
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> BASIC runs in over 1,000 implementations -- over 2,000 by some estimates.
                     ^^^^^                         ^^^^^

I find these numbers extremely hard to believe.  Can you provide 
us with a reference to substantiate this claim?

I'm not challanging your claim that BASIC has evolved into
numerous different versions, each including many useful extensions.
I just cannot visualize 1,000 distinct BASIC packages, stacked 
end-to-end.  Surely someone has compiled a list of these 
implementations somewhere.

-Craig

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From: Craig Jackson <"cackson[NO SPAM FOR ME]"@gmr.com>
Subject: Re: What is advanced? (was Re: Pascal to Basic converter)
Date: 1997/02/19
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