Blitz (33/213)

From:Francis G. Loch
Date:5 May 2000 at 15:51:51
Subject:Re: Blitz Basic on the PC!

Hi Fred,

--- Fr�d�ric Laboureur <alphasnd@free.fr> wrote:
> Hi David,
>
> >> PureBasic should be available for PC in few
> months too. With 100%
> >> compatiable source code with the Amiga version
> (if using compatiable
> >> commands). Most of the code is ready, and sound,
> windows, font, 2D
> >> graphics and string functions are working.
> >
> > Woohoo! Can't wait.
> >
> >> back on PC, it will be an (powerful) alternative
> to PureBasic :*).
> >
> > What, PureBasic won't be powerful on the PC? ;)
>
> :*). Simply as powerful as usual. I'm curious to
> see if the PureBasic
> will be faster than Blitz :). But its should as all
> has been written in Pure
> x86 asm, for optimum speed & compactness. BTW,
> PureBasic x86 exec are under
> 6 kb when Delphi 5 one are 187 kb :). Without to
> mention VB which need an
> huge library...

Whoa! Code efficient programs? Are you sure that the
PC world is ready for that?

Kind regards,

Francis.

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