[Coco] Icon Basic09

[Fred D. Provoncha]

>Message: 12
>Date: Mon, 26 Jan 2015 14:53:19 +1000
>From: Nick Marentes <nickma2 at optusnet.com.au>
>To: CoCoList <coco at maltedmedia.com>
>Subject: [Coco] Icon Basic09
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>On page 15 of the February 1992 issue of the Rainbow is a product by 
>Hawksoft called Icon Basic09.
>
>The claim : The next programming language for OS-9!".
>
>What is this and is it actually any good or just a bunch of bollucks?
>
>Nick

Nick,
I have a copy of Icon Basic09. I bought it back in the early '90's, based on the Rainbow ad. It looked really interesting. Basically, it's still Basic09, it just provides a menu of icons representing different Basic09 commands that you can select from using your mouse instead of typing the commands into a text editor. I tried it out, looks kinda cool, but I found it easier & faster just to type in the commands the old fashioned way, so I stopped using it. I still have the copy though.
Fred ProvonchaStansbury Park, UT