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- From: steve-t@hpfcso.FC.HP.COM (Steve Taylor)
- Date: Fri, 4 Sep 1992 02:29:53 GMT
- Subject: Re: Editorial comment on BASIC?
- Message-ID: <7371290@hpfcso.FC.HP.COM>
- Organization: Hewlett-Packard, Fort Collins, CO, USA
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- References: <1992Sep3.190501.1793@u.washington.edu>
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- In comp.sys.hp, kint@cairo.engr.washington.edu (Rick Kint) writes:
- > n PROG-LANGUAGES Programming Languages 11611
- > n RMBUX HP BASIC/UX 6.2 6312
- > I was amused that RMBUX appeared as a separate partition rather than
- > being included in the PROG-LANGUAGES partition. Is this mere happenstance or
- > an indictment of BASIC? Enquiring minds want to know...
-
- Alan's probably correct about it being happenstance, but (for your defense)
- keep in mind that RMBUX is more than just a programming language, it's also
- an operating environment with: a syntax checking program editor, some window
- management capabilities, interactive commands (like a shell), has a build-in
- debugger, etc.
- Regards, Steve taylor
-
- NOT A STATEMENT, OFFICIAL OR OTHERWISE, OF THE HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY.
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