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

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From: Marc van den Dikkenberg
Date: Sat, 15 Feb 1997 00:00
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On Sat, 15 Feb 1997 14:26:39 -0800, Bruce <brucec@itctel.com> wrote:

>> my definition of advanced is the one above, that it has the ability to
>> do most anything the hardware is capable of, and I still think that
>> QuickBASIC fits into this as being very advanced.
>
>one word: 
>
>POINTERS

One word:

PowerBasic.

(PB 3.2 Does support pointers. Basic didn't get stuck in the mid-sixties,
you know... And there are also non M$-Basics...)

Marc van den Dikkenberg
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From: pb@excelsior.xs4all.nl (Marc van den Dikkenberg)
Subject: Re: What is advanced? (was Re: Pascal to Basic converter)
Date: 1997/02/15
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