[Coco] DECB or ECB Compiler

[Little John]

Carlos,
There were three compilers for the Color Computer that I remember. The first 
was by Aardvark International and was very limited being hybrid BASIC/ML 
itself. The second was either wasatchware's or Cer-Comp's - I can't remember 
which of these two came first. Initially, Wasatchware's MLBASIC was for the 
CoCo 1 and 2. Later, MLBASIC was for the CoCo 3. Cer-Comp offered CBASIC for 
the CoCo 1 and 2 and later CBASIC 3 for the CoCo 3. Now, even if you could 
find these, I couldn't be sure they would work on the clones - it depends 
upon how close the clones are to the CoCo. MLBASIC for the CoCo 3 and CBASIC 
3 supported most (if not all) of the CoCo 3 BASIC commands, however, a 
compiled program with one of these CoCo 3 compilers would only run on a CoCo 
3 because the CoCo 1 and 2 lack the hardware needed for much of the advanced 
graphics commands, 40/80 column screens, etc. Also, I believe all of the 
compilers were integer only. If anyone has better info or corrections on 
this, or even where to find the older MLBASIC and CBASIC for CoCo 1 and 2 - 
please let us know - Thanks

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Carlos Martins Nabeto" <cmnabeto at bol.com.br>
To: "CoCoList" <coco at maltedmedia.com>
Sent: Saturday, September 18, 2010 6:48 PM
Subject: [Coco] DECB or ECB Compiler



> Anybody knows if exists any DECB or ECB compiler?? If yes, is it

> compatible with Expanded Color BASIC of CoCo3?

>

> Here, in Brazil, the CoCo clones (Prológica CP400, LZ Color64, Varix

> VC-50, Codimex CD6809 and Dynacom MX1600) -- all of them compatible with

> CoCo1&2 and released between 1984 and 1985 -- were soon "replaced" by

> MSX-compatible machines (Gradiente Expert and Sharp Hot-Bit) and CoCo

> clones disappeared in 1986... Unfortunately, here never appear an CoCo3

> clone too...

>

> Because there were few releases for CoCo in Brazil (software, books,

> accessories etc.) and, if existed any ECB/DECB compiler, certainly it

> wasn't released (and reviewed too) here.

>

> Thanks,

>

> Carlos

>

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