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3.4 KiB
Groff
186 lines
3.4 KiB
Groff
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8,10,16,69,0,BetterBASIC versus PC-BASIC (BASICA),F
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Since the BASIC you are now using is almost certainly
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Microsoft's BASICA or a derivative such as GW-BASIC, we
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feel that a comparison betwen BetterBASIC and
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Microsoft's BASIC is in order.
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0,0,7,25,500,Memory Support,F
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!BetterBASIC: 640K
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Microsoft: 64K
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0,54,7,79,500,Execution Speed,F
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Sieve of
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Erastosthenes:
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!BetterBASIC: 31.9 secs
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Microsoft: 191.1 secs
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16,54,23,79,500,8087 Support ?,F
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!BetterBASIC: Option
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Microsoft: NO
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16,0,23,25,500,Syntax Check,F
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!BetterBASIC: On Entry
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Microsoft: At Runtime
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0,26,7,53,500,WINDOWS Support,F
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!BetterBASIC: YES
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Microsoft: NO
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8,54,15,79,500,DOS/BIOS Calls ?,F
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!BetterBASIC: YES
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Microsoft: NO
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16,26,23,53,500,Cross References ?,F
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!BetterBASIC: YES
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Microsoft: NO
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8,0,15,25,500,Nested Overlays ?,F
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!BetterBASIC: YES
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Microsoft: NO
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8,26,15,53,0,,
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! BetterBASIC
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really is
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! BETTER
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5,15,18,64,0,Microsoft BASIC Data-Types:,F
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* INTEGER
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* REAL - IEEE format
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* STRINGS to 255 characters
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* N-dimensional Arrays of
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above types.
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5,15,18,64,0,BetterBASIC Data-Types:,F
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! * BYTE, INTEGER
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! * REAL
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! - Variable Precision Decimal
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! - High Speed Binary
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! - IEEE format with 8087
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! * STRINGS to 32767 characters
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! * STRUCTURE / RECORD
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! * POINTER
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! * N-Dimensional ARRAYS of all types
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! * Arrays of ARRAYS.
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! * Static or Dynamic Variables
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5,15,18,64,0,Support for Structured Programming ?,F
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!BetterBASIC: * Block Structures
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! * Indented Listings
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! * Procedures
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! * Functions
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! * Local Variables
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Microsoft: None of the above
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5,15,18,64,0,Support for Modular Programming ?,F
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!BetterBASIC: * Procedures
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! * Functions
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! Program Modules
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Microsoft: None of the above
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5,15,18,64,0,Support for Overlays ?,F
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! BetterBASIC:
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!Supports nested overlays with COMMON
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!variables and AUTOMATIC save/restore to disk
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!of all non-common variables. Allows recursive
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!overlays.
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GW-BASIC:
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Simple CHAIN only
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5,15,18,64,0,Support for DOS/BIOS calls ?,F
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! BetterBASIC:
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!Allows calls to DOS or the machine BIOS
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!(Basic Input Output System) directly from
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!BetterBASIC. Provides direct access to all
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!CPU registers by name.
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GW-BASIC:
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Not supported.
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5,15,18,64,0,Create your own BASIC statements ?,F
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! BetterBASIC:
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!Create your own Modules containing Procedures
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!and Functions designed to extend BetterBASIC
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!into new applications such as Graphics,
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!Process Control, and so on.
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Microsoft BASIC:
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Can't be done.
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5,15,18,64,0,If you are an OEM:,F
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!With BetterBASIC you can create your own
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!support for hardware features which make your
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!computer different from all the others.
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!- or, you can tailor-fit BetterBASIC to a
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!particular market that you are targeting,
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!such as business, laboratory, automation, and
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!so on .....
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With Microsoft BASIC you're stuck !!
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6,17,17,62,1,,F
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8,21,15,58,1,,F
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9,23,14,56,2000,,F
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BetterBASIC really is BETTER !!!
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