[Coco] ChatGPT Responds - Re: Perplexity

[Wayne Campbell]

It apparently understands how to put it back on me. I did not say hey I
can, I said AI sure can

On Mon, Sep 2, 2024, 7:45 PM Wayne Campbell <asa.rand at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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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