[Coco] KCBasic

[William Carlin]

There is some really good quality shareware software for OS9.  A perfect
example is the Q-Tip disk zapper utility or Sled and ColorSled.

William

On Sat, Jan 28, 2017 at 3:58 AM, Bob Devries <devries.bob at gmail.com> wrote:

> Has anyone here had contact with Steve Odneal at all?
> His address was:
>
> Steve Odneal
> 8609 E. 73rd Terrace,
> Kansas City, MO 64133.
>
> Does anyone here live in that area?
>
> Regards, Bob Devries
> Dalby, QLD, Australia
>
>
> On 2017-01-28 12:40 AM, Barry Nelson wrote:
>
>> https://archive.org/stream/68micro-vol-07-num-07/V07N07_Jul1985_djvu.txt
>>
>> KANSAS CITY, HERE I COME
>>
>> I Just received a Basic Language for Coco OS-9 that I am excited about.
>> It is KANSAS CITY BASIC (catchy name, eh?). Many of the old timers will
>> remember the earlier basics, and may have used KC Basic. Many of them did
>> not support floating point math. Only integer manipulations were permitted.
>> KC BASIC is an Integer Basic. This version of KC Basic is written by Steve
>> Odneal. It runs on the RS Color Computer under OS-9. It handles basic
>> syntax as well as some specialty items, like it can read the joy stick
>> ports and it can pass a process to OS-9. (By the way, Steve points out that
>> it should also run on standard OS-9 too.) It does lack a few things. As I
>> said before, it can't do floating point math. It also can't handle arrays.
>> So why am I so excited? First, it resembles the original RS Color
>> Computer's basic. If you've programmed the Coco you'll feel right at home
>> with this. Another thing is that Steve supplies the Source Code with it.
>> That's right! All you hackers will be able to see how it works. You can
>> even add new commands if you feel so inclined, or the floating point math,
>> etc.; if you add something, send it to Steve for incorporation into the
>> package. Finally there is the price. Steve is asking $20 to cover the price
>> of the Disk and Shipping. At that price you can't go wrong. If you're
>> interested, you can write to:
>>
>> Steve Odneal
>> 8609 East 73 Terrace
>> Kansas City, MO 64133
>>
>> Just tell him you saw it here in Basic OS- 9. See ya next time!
>>
>> https://archive.org/stream/Message_of_the_Day_Vol._2_No._6_
>> 1986-07_Falsoft_US/Message_of_the_Day_Vol._2_No._6_1986-07_
>> Falsoft_US_djvu.txt <https://archive.org/stream/Me
>> ssage_of_the_Day_Vol._2_No._6_1986-07_Falsoft_US/Message_of_
>> the_Day_Vol._2_No._6_1986-07_Falsoft_US_djvu.txt>
>>
>> Being the editor of the MOTD gives me the opportunity to took over all
>> the newest and oldest OS-9 software before
>> it hits the street. This time it's a piece that has been around for
>> awhile — Kansas City BASIC from Steve Odneal.
>>
>> I first hesitated writing this review because I'd met Steve out in Palo
>> Alto. but later decided that meeting someone doesn't have to bias your
>> opinion, so I started testing out Kansas City BASIC.
>>
>> Let's start by telling you that the price tag is S25. Youll have to go a
>> long way to get a belter price on OS-9 software; add to that the fact that
>> you get the documentation with it. and any patches to the software are
>> published throughout the OS-9 community, including here in the MOTD and in
>> the RAINBOW All of that you can add the complete source code on your disk.
>> Now you've got a product that can be better than patched.
>>
>> Steve has not provided another version of Basic09. While this does not
>> have all the bells and whistles of Basic09 or even the power of Extended
>> Color BASIC, it does offer you the capability of getting a
>> simple file handling job or integer arithmetic job wiihout any trouble.
>> You have full string handling. Tile 10 including random access files, and
>> the ability to direct your output to any legal device. The syntax is
>> similar to Color BASIC, which gives you another power buster.
>>
>> If you're looking for good BASIC transportation, KansasCity BASIC has
>> what you need. If you're looking for something on the order of a supersonic
>> jet, youll have to spend the additional $75 to get Basic09.
>>
>> Kansas City BASIC is available from
>> Steve Odneal, 8609 E. 73rd Terrace,
>> Kansas City, MO 64133.
>>
>>
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