[Coco] any BASIC programmers out there?

[Rogelio Perea]

Bob <theother_bob at yahoo.com wrote:

> Heh, funny you should ask... I was just about to wonder out loud if I'm
the
> only one still coding in Basic. I've been having a blast developing Color
FOG
> for the past two years (errmm... on and off ;) ) The CoCo3's BASIC seems
to
> handle GUI better than you'd expect, or better than I expected anyway.
I've
> seen worse, in Basic and OS-9!
> http://www.geocities.com/theother_bob

Raising my hand! me too me too!. Though not as often as I used to do, I
still churn away using Basic in the Color Computer family (which includes
the MC-10), the TRS-80 Model III and the trusty Model 200. Every chance I
get to buy or get a book related to Basic programing I will take it, just
bought one geared for kids and when I finish up entering a couple of the
listings I am sure my 6 year old son will be hooked.

Basic -> Briskly Achieve Solutions Impossible in C

Heck, I even downloaded from some obscure Microsoft page a package called
"Tools for old MSDOS" or something like that, in order to get Quick Basic
onto my Intel laptop... just to satisfy those midnight cravings to whip up a
quick Basic routine to check on something. My CoCo setup is still far away
from me and it won't be for at least 3 months when I'll have a chance to set
it up for the location. Sigh.


-=[ Rogelio ]=-