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- From: Lynn.Nash@f107.n207.z1.fidonet.org
- Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.programmer
- Subject: Basic On Os/2?
- X-Sender: newtout 0.02 Aug 21 1992
- Message-ID: <n097at@ofa123.fidonet.org>
- Date: 12 Sep 92 13:06:02
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- RS>Organization: Northern Telecom Inc., RTP, NC
- RS>From: rls@tip.wedge.nt.com (Robert L. Smith)
- RS>Message-ID: 1992Sep5.151303.18737@rock.concert.net
- RS>Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.programmer
- RS> But I have an old copy of GWBASIC lying around that runs fine
- RS>under all variants of DOS. When I invoke it in full screen DOS under
- RS>OS/2, I get the cute reprimand,
- RS> You can not SHELL to BASIC
- RS>as if I were calling in artillery! -- followed by the DOS prompt.
- RS> I've used BASIC for years for quickie programs, such as mortgage
- RS>reduction, backyard measurements, etc. Reusing it would seem to be
- RS>a lot quicker than learning REXX, which may or may not be suitable
- RS>for the same uses. Must I take OS/2 down and boot from DOS? Where
- RS>is IBM's vaunted compatibility?
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- Must be a version specific. I just tried this in a DOS window
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- GW-BASIC 3.23
- (C) Copyright Microsoft 1983,1984,1985,1986,1987,1988
- 60300 Bytes free
- Ok
- 10 for i = 1 to 2
- 20 print "Hello"
- 30 next i
- run
- Hello
- Hello
- Ok
- system
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- Sat 9-12-92 13:04:51.63 D:\RBBS>
-
- --Lynn Nash
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