Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!ucsd!sdd.hp.com!elroy.jpl.nasa.gov!ncar!husc6!m2c!wpi!jdutka From: jdutka@wpi.wpi.edu (John Dutka) Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga Subject: Re: AmigaBasic Message-ID: <13445@wpi.wpi.edu> Date: 14 Jun 90 12:48:25 GMT References: <1729@lpami.wimsey.bc.ca> Reply-To: jdutka@wpi.wpi.edu (John Dutka) Organization: Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester ,MA Lines: 29 In article <1729@lpami.wimsey.bc.ca> lphillips@lpami.wimsey.bc.ca (Larry Phillips) writes: >Why not use a real editor and a compiler like HiSoft, instead of driving >yourself into an early grave with yet another piece of crap by Microsoft? Because I happen to like AmigaBASIC and Microsoft BASIC. And both AmigaBASIC and the A-Basic compiler have worked for me very well over the years. I'd much rather have had you E-Mail me that reply, but... AmigaBASIC has served me well over the years, and, as a college student, I'm lacking the time to learn the nuances of HiSoft, and lacking the money to shell out for HiSoft. Your argument would be like asking me why I use FORTRAN 77 on a mainframe for writing apps that deal with text manipulation when Pascal could do it much easier. For the same reason as AmigaBASIC, I LEARNED to program that way, in these 2 languages, and, like I said, I have neither the time and money for HiSoft. All I need now is an update to AmigaBASIC that speeds up the LIST and OUTPUT windows and speeds up output from AmigaBASIC programs. >-- >The raytracer of justice recurses slowly, but it renders exceedingly fine. Just out of curiousity, what was the original quote that your footer was based on. It sounds very familiar to me, but I can't remember, and it's driving me crazy, so... Please E-MAIL any responses... -- | husc6!m2c!wpi!jdutka | "Hey, baby - wanna do some HEAT TRANSFER? | | jdutka@wpi.wpi.edu | Heh, heh, heh!" | | John Dutka, Jr. | -Mechanical Engineers On The Prowl | | jdutka%wpi.wpi.edu%mitvma.bitnet __________________________________________|