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- From: reichert@rtsg.mot.com (Charles H. Reichert)
- Subject: Re: Which is faster Qbasic or GWBasic
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- References: <1992Sep1.144223.27874@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu> <wiegand.715372264@lido16>
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- Date: Tue, 1 Sep 1992 20:00:42 GMT
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- wiegand@rtsg.mot.com (Robert Wiegand) writes:
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- >cwatters@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (Coyt D Watters) writes:
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- >>That's pretty much the question. Is QBASIC (supplied with DOS 5.x) faster
- >>than the equivalent GWBASIC program?
-
- >>Before some joker jumps in a tells me I should use a "real language" like
- >>C or Pascal:
-
- >>I am porting a large collection of programs written for the Commodore 64
- >>(the best low budget computer ever invented) in BASIC to the PC. I have
- >>time to do some minor conversion, but not complete rewrite.
-
- >>Since I have both BASICS, I want to use the faster one - I don't need all
- >>the QBASIC bells and whistles (like mouse support and the new editor).
-
- >>Email or Postings gladly accepted.
- >>-Coyt
-
- >Someone please correct me if i'm wrong - but I believe Qbasic is compiled
- >while GWbasic is interpreted. This would make Qbasic much faster.
- >It also means that once you compile the programs you don't need Qbasic
- >to run them.
-
- Yes, that's the "Basic" truth! QBasic will compile the GWBasic unless
- Commodore used some different commands. QBasic will still use Line
- Numbering. Using QBasic's editor you can do a search and replace very
- quickly. Example, the old TI-94 Basic used clr or clear instead of cls.
- Also use of :, ; to indicate end of line was different. I quickly converted
- and then compiled using QBasic 4.5 without any problems.
-
- Chuck Reichert
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