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From: lantz@dartvax.UUCP (Bob Lantz)
Newsgroups: net.micro.mac
Subject: Re: Microsoft Basic Compatibility
Message-ID: <4274@dartvax.UUCP>
Date: Sun, 9-Mar-86 18:17:03 EST
Article-I.D.: dartvax.4274
Posted: Sun Mar  9 18:17:03 1986
Date-Received: Sat, 15-Mar-86 20:18:50 EST
References: <978@houxa.UUCP> <127@tetra.UUCP>
Reply-To: lantz@dartvax.UUCP (Bob Lantz)
Organization: Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH
Lines: 14
Keywords: Basic, Microsoft
Summary: Use correct version

MS-BASIC 2.0 comes in two configurations, supporting bcd and
binary math, respectively.  If *both* are on the desktop and
an MS-BASIC 1.0 document is opened from the finder, the 'correct'
version of MS-BASIC 2.0 will start up and load the document.
Alternately, the bcd ($) configuration of 2.0 will open up 1.0
documents directly.

I believe that the problem only occurs with compressed files. TEXT files
should be compatible across all versions and configurations.


					-Bob
					(lantz@dartvax)