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From: has@ukc.ac.uk (H.A.Shaw)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.acorn
Subject: Re: Languages (was Re: Acorn Compters Ltd. (was Re: shells))
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Date: 14 Feb 91 14:51:16 GMT
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    BASIC V has one other advantage.  You have to send out source. :-)  I
learnt a lot about WIMP programming by looking at the code for the Acorn
applications that came with my Arc.  Especially !Madness and !Help
(Interprocess Comms.) and !Alarm (changing icons on the fly)  Of course you
have to understand BASIC's (Acorn's) really odd way with records!
    Of course if you are writing commercial software BASIC V has one huge
disadvantage.  You have to send out source. :-(

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