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- Short: Amiga BASIC Compiler with Extras
- Uploader: D.Benn@appcomp.utas.edu.au
-
- This is version 2.3 of ACE.
-
- ACE is a FreeWare Amiga BASIC compiler which, in conjunction with A68K
- and Blink produces standalone executables.
-
- The language defines a large subset of AmigaBASIC but also has many
- features not found in the latter such as: turtle graphics, recursion,
- SUBs with return values, structures, arguments, include files, a better
- WAVE command which allows for large waveforms, external references, named
- constants and a variety of other commands and functions not found in
- AmigaBASIC.
-
- A simple graphical front-end (Integrated Development Environment) is also
- provided with the archive. This is written in ACE and has been improved
- since the last release of the ACE archive.
-
- New features in version 2.3 include: Wb 2.x/3.x 3D-look for gadgets and
- requesters, an interprocess communication mechanism, IFF picture file
- support, subprogram module/library creation facility, MsgBox can now be
- used as a command as well as a function, EHB and HAM screen modes (AGA
- modes in next release), a line continuation character (~), serial status
- word can now be accessed via SERIAL function, address of SUBs/external
- functions via VARPTR/@, reserved words can be listed via a command-line
- compiler option, FONT and STYLE commands, LONGINT(n) function, SCREEN
- FORWARD and SCREEN BACK, CLEAR ALLOC command, borderless windows via
- WINDOW command, GADGET MOD command for modifying existing proportional
- gadgets, SLEEP FOR <secs> command, BEVELBOX command, .bas extension
- is now recognised as well as .b for ACE source files.
-
- Improvements have been made to event trapping, structures, ALLOC,
- FileBox, executable size, peephole optimisation, external/shared library
- function syntax, DIM syntax, GADGET syntax, ERR and ON ERROR (window,
- screen and message error codes), turtle graphics screen aspect ratios.
-
- Note that where there have been syntax changes, backward compatibility
- with previous ACE versions has been maintained. Changes are in the
- form of improvements.
-
- Major ACE documents now come in ASCII and AmigaGuide format.
-
- There are also numerous bug fixes from version 2.0 (see docs/history
- for details).
-
- Author: David Benn, Launceston, Tasmania, October 1994
-
-
- ============================= Archive contents =============================
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- Original Packed Ratio Date Time Name
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- 68466 68466 0.0% 23-Oct-94 17:37:46 AIDE.lha
- 220656 220656 0.0% 22-Oct-94 21:52:34 DOCS.lha
- 2400 1087 54.7% 23-Oct-94 17:37:34 INSTALLATION
- 344 218 36.6% 23-Oct-94 17:37:34 INSTALLATION.info
- 341590 341590 0.0% 23-Oct-94 09:51:24 MAIN.lha
- 56817 56817 0.0% 22-Oct-94 21:55:38 PRGS.lha
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- 690273 688834 0.2% 23-Oct-94 11:51:50 6 files
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