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From: Geva_Apple-Maniac_Patz@cup.portal.com
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple
Subject: BASIC: Does ZBasic help?
Message-ID: <16190@cup.portal.com>
Date: 24 Mar 89 11:43:39 GMT
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Hi,

If there's anything that will make me defect to IBM it's the wonderful
range of programming languages available for it, especially the versions
of  C (Turbo C, etc) and BASIC (Turbo BASIC, QuickBASIC); my two  favourite
programming languages.  Now, I've already given up on getting a reasonable
C for any  reasonable price, but I still hold  out hope for something a
lot better than AppleSoft.  Does  anyone know of a BASIC compatible with
a //c  (don't laugh!) that supports the new BASIC standard (text labels 
instead of line numbers, SUB statement, proper DEF FN blocks, multi-line
IF ....  ELSEIF ... ELSE ... END IF constructs, etc., etc.). It would
also be  nice if it had  decent file  handling (MS-BASIC type file commands
would do me) and supported serial port programing. Fast  compilation time,
integrated editors and debuggers, and a reasonable price would help, too.

The only thing that seems remotely close to what I  need is ZBASIC, although
I  have  VERY  scant information on it. Can anyone tell me more about it,
or perhaps recommend another BASIC that would  suit my  needs?

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 Geva
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