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Article #805Re: 2,000 Basics?(Re: What is advanced? (was Re: Pascal to Basic converter))
From: Kevin Handy
Date: Fri, 21 Feb 1997 00:00
Date: Fri, 21 Feb 1997 00:00
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In article <01bc1f78$4ecc9c20$86c07182@dixond.McMaster>, dixon@dogwood.physics.mcmaster.ca says... > > > >Michael Martinez <michaelm@basis.com> wrote in article >>Michael Martinez wrote: >>> >>> BASIC runs in over 1,000 implementations -- over 2,000 by some >estimates. >> ^^^^^ ^^^^^ > >What do you think should we start a list? Here are the Basics I am using >or have used in the past. Although you can argue over how BASIC some of >them are the all have a BASIC flavour. > >VAX BASIC Don't forget VAX Basics predesors BASIC/PLUS BASIC/PLUS+2 >Shepardson Basic >BASICA >MS BASIC >GWBASIC >Turbo BASIC >QuickBASIC >QBASIC >dBase >Clipper >Force (Half BASIC, mixed with a little C and Pascal) >UDF - An industrial BASIC used in building control systems (HVAC) >Enable Basic a TurboCAD V3.0 script language >Novell's Script Language (looks like BASIC to me) >ORACLE >SQL (Sorta) >ProComm Script >MicroSoft's Dial up Script >Visual Basic >VB Application >VBScript > >Grant SBASIC (Came with many KAYPRO's) CBASIC And all of the basic variants built into early "home computers" Commodore Sinclair/Timex Apple II Exedy Sorcerer TRS-80 ...
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X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 10a726,e951608bed6ab1d7 X-Google-Attributes: gid10a726,public X-Google-Thread: 111659,e951608bed6ab1d7 X-Google-Attributes: gid111659,public X-Google-Thread: 10ab99,e951608bed6ab1d7 X-Google-Attributes: gid10ab99,public From: kth@srv.net (Kevin Handy) Subject: Re: 2,000 Basics?(Re: What is advanced? (was Re: Pascal to Basic converter)) Date: 1997/02/21 Message-ID: <5ekr44$uro@mars.hyperk.com> X-Deja-AN: 220474845 References: <5efujn$1e4_002@thepope.basis.com> <01bc1f78$4ecc9c20$86c07182@dixond.McMaster> Content-Type: Text/Plain; charset=US-ASCII Organization: Software Solutions, Inc Mime-Version: 1.0 Newsgroups: alt.lang.basic,comp.lang.pascal.borland,fr.comp.lang.pascal