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From: wehr@fmeed1.UUCP (Bruce Wehr)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.hp
Subject: Re: HP BASIC
Summary: HP BASIC 5.1x, HTBasic from TransEra
Message-ID: <4278@fmeed1.UUCP>
Date: 26 Oct 89 15:48:35 GMT
References: <1989Oct25.003146.5557@sun.soe.clarkson.edu>
Organization: Ford Electronics Division, Dearborn MI
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In article <1989Oct25.003146.5557@sun.soe.clarkson.edu>, mic@sun.soe.clarkson.edu (Mic Lacey) writes:
> [...] I am interested in
> knowing if there is a newer ver. of HP BASIC out there that will run on 
> the 310 (I assume that there is)?

HP BASIC 5.1x has been out for a while.  Can read/write HFS file
systems.  A must, in my opinion (it mates the best BASIC out there
(IMHO) with a non-brain-damaged file system).

> I am hoping that a newer version of HP BASIC will allow me to put multiple
> statements on one line, this is very important to me, HP BASIC 4.0 won't 
> let me do this (at least I can't figure out how to do it). 

Nope, sorry.  But if you're like me, you will learn to live without it.
HP BASIC has too many other nice features to flame it for that one.

> Also I would like to know if I can get a version of HP BASIC that will run on 
> the 310 and on an PC type machine?

We have a demo copy of a program called HTBasic (High Tech BASIC).  It's
a Rocky Mountain BASIC interpreter for PC's.  The demo looks impressive,
and it looks like it's very compatible.  For anyone who's interested:

		TransEra Corporation
		3707 North Canyon Road
		Provo, UT 84604
		(801) 224-6550

They say thier demo disks are freely copyable - give them a call - I'm
sure they'd love to send you one.

> Heck as long as I am giving out my whish list I might well ask for one more 
> thing,  I would like to be able to compile my programs on my PC's.

I don't know about that one, but, hey, anything's possible :-)

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	       Bruce Wehr (wehr%dptc.decnet@srlvx0.srl.ford.com)
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