Path: utzoo!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!swrinde!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!uwm.edu!bionet!agate!dog.ee.lbl.gov!nosc!crash!pro-sherwood.cts.com!johnc From: johnc@pro-sherwood.cts.com (John Cloninger) Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2 Subject: Re: Big Letters Message-ID: <8031@crash.cts.com> Date: 15 Mar 91 23:56:06 GMT Sender: root@crash.cts.com Lines: 12 In-Reply-To: message from RMC100@psuvm.psu.edu I COULD probably write that type of program in machine language. I haven't had any experience with a BASIC compiler, but word has it that they don't do the best job. If you want adjustable speed, flashing rates, etc., it would be better to write in ML. By the way, ML looks hard at first, but once you get used to hex numbers, it's not such a big deal. ProLine : johnc@pro-sherwood Internet: johnc@pro-sherwood.cts.com UUCP: crash!pro-sherwood!johnc ARPA: crash!pro-sherwood!johnc@nosc.mil