[Coco] ChatGPT Responds - Re: Perplexity

[Wayne Campbell]

Hey I can sure be stupid. I typed endwhile and endloop as single words, not
double words.

On Mon, Sep 2, 2024, 7:44 PM Wayne Campbell <asa.rand at gmail.com> wrote:

> This version of source code has definite issues. And the one thing that
> GPT got wrong is that it does not have a structure called DO-LOOP. There's
> WHILE-DO/END WHILE and LOOP/END LOOP, so somewhere it got confused.
>
> On Mon, Sep 2, 2024, 7:00 PM Blair Leduc via Coco <coco at maltedmedia.com>
> wrote:
>
>>
>> 
>> Allen, Tony,
>>
>> This is my conversation with ChatGPT 4o:
>>
>> Do you know BASIC09?
>>
>> Yes, BASIC09 is a variant of the BASIC programming language designed
>> specifically for the OS-9 operating system, which was popular on the Tandy
>> TRS-80 Color Computer (CoCo) in the 1980s. BASIC09 is more structured and
>> powerful than standard BASIC, supporting features like procedures, local
>> variables, structured programming constructs (IF-THEN-ELSE, DO-LOOP), and
>> advanced data types.
>>
>> It was particularly known for its speed and efficiency compared to other
>> BASIC interpreters of the time, as it was compiled to an intermediate code
>> that ran much faster than standard interpreted BASIC. BASIC09 was widely
>> used by enthusiasts of the OS-9 operating system for developing software
>> with a more modern approach compared to traditional BASIC.
>>
>> Do you have a specific question or project related to BASIC09?
>>
>> Can you write a BASIC09 bubble sort procedure?
>>
>> Sure! Below is a BASIC09 procedure that implements the bubble sort
>> algorithm. This procedure sorts an array of integers in ascending order.
>>
>> ```basic
>> PROCEDURE BubbleSort(array, n)
>>   DIM temp, i, j
>>   FOR i = 0 TO n - 2
>>     FOR j = 0 TO n - 2 - i
>>       IF array(j) > array(j + 1) THEN
>>         ' Swap array(j) and array(j + 1)
>>         temp = array(j)
>>         array(j) = array(j + 1)
>>         array(j + 1) = temp
>>       ENDIF
>>     NEXT j
>>   NEXT i
>> END
>> ```
>>
>> ### Explanation
>> - `array`: The array of integers to be sorted.
>> - `n`: The number of elements in the array.
>> - `i` and `j`: Loop indices used to traverse the array.
>> - `temp`: A temporary variable used to swap elements.
>>
>> ### Usage Example
>> To use this procedure, you would define your array and call the
>> `BubbleSort` procedure like this:
>>
>> ```basic
>> DIM numbers(5)
>> numbers(0) = 34
>> numbers(1) = 12
>> numbers(2) = 25
>> numbers(3) = 16
>> numbers(4) = 9
>>
>> BubbleSort(numbers, 5)
>>
>> FOR i = 0 TO 4
>>   PRINT numbers(i)
>> NEXT i
>> ```
>>
>> This code will sort the `numbers` array in ascending order and print the
>> sorted values. Let me know if you need any further assistance or
>> adjustments!
>>
>> Blair.
>>
>> > On Sep 2, 2024, at 3:31 PM, Tony Schountz via Coco <
>> coco at maltedmedia.com> wrote:
>> >    It’s a web-based AI site. I have no idea how it knows BASIC09!
>> >
>> >   [1]https://www.perplexity.ai/
>> >
>> >   Sent from my iPhone
>> >
>> >     On Sep 2, 2024, at 1:25 PM, Allen Huffman <alsplace at pobox.com>
>> >     wrote:
>> >
>> >   
>> >
>> >     On Sep 2, 2024, at 2:18 PM, Tony Schountz via Coco
>> >     <coco at maltedmedia.com> wrote:
>> >
>> >     Well, I just asked perplexity to write a BASIC09 bubble sort
>> >     procedure and this is what it generated. Not perfect but easy enough
>> >     to edit.
>> >
>> >   What is Perplexity, and how does it know BASIC09???
>> >
>> > References
>> >
>> >   1.
>> https://www.perplexity.ai/search/write-a-basic09-procedure-that-uAMM8XtTTgKhZwA6.kHv.A
>> >
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