Re: running DOS programs - failure
"G|_|Y |\\/|AC0|\\|" <[email protected]> Tue, 2 May 2006 11:23:36 -0700
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"indigo" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:[email protected]... > > > anon wrote: >> Couldn't it have been modified for Basic (there seems to be little >> difference [I/O, maybe nested loops]) easier than essentially >> rewriting in C++? > > Dunno, the software guy was given his choice on what language to port it > too > and that's what he picked. When all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail... > I do have another program written in basic, > haven't tried to run it on XP so I don't know if it'll work or not. Get a copy of QBASICc (came with 9X, NT) and GWBASIC (came with MS-DOS). They both run fine on XP and will run most old PC BASIC programs. Or, if you need to modernize it, buy a copy of PowerBASIC Console Compiler. Note that QBASIC is *not* the same as QuickBasic, despite the thousands of web pages that incorrectly call QuickBasic QBASIC.