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02/05/07 23:31
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 		 #132098 - Possible but unintended :-)
Responding to: ???'s previous message
I thought you were responding to my initial statement, regarding the implementation of various classical languages in personal microcomputers which (of course) occurred much later than 1963...

It's english (as opposed to martian) syntax is why it ended up in most early home PC's, with a very small percentage of others including stuff like Pascal, ForTran or forth(ughh) etc.


Andy wrote:

The time being 1963 - when BASIC was created.

I've just checked, and the preliminary draft of Pascal wasn't written until 1968.


You're absolutely right - once again, I thought we had moved onto a different era in the discussion.

Valentin

List of 64 messages in thread
TopicAuthorDate
C or Basic Programming Language            01/01/70 00:00      
   well neither one is better......            01/01/70 00:00      
      BASIC            01/01/70 00:00      
         Beginner's All-Purpose Instruction(al) Code            01/01/70 00:00      
            Oops            01/01/70 00:00      
         Beginners All-purpose Symbolic Instruction Code            01/01/70 00:00      
         BASIC over C, but only just...            01/01/70 00:00      
            BASIC - the competition?            01/01/70 00:00      
               You may be right and you may also be wrong            01/01/70 00:00      
                  Anachronism?            01/01/70 00:00      
                     Possible but unintended :-)            01/01/70 00:00      
         I tend to recall having heard            01/01/70 00:00      
            Yeh, That sounds like...            01/01/70 00:00      
               Wikipedia knows everything            01/01/70 00:00      
   C or others            01/01/70 00:00      
      Not true            01/01/70 00:00      
   both, or none            01/01/70 00:00      
   There are only 3 reasons to choose 'C'            01/01/70 00:00      
      Top reason            01/01/70 00:00      
         is that support, too?            01/01/70 00:00      
            or            01/01/70 00:00      
   What is BASIC?            01/01/70 00:00      
      is this why you choose a languge?            01/01/70 00:00      
         C vs BASIC            01/01/70 00:00      
            + or -?            01/01/70 00:00      
         Just wait...            01/01/70 00:00      
      BASIC            01/01/70 00:00      
   neither            01/01/70 00:00      
      The trouble with "BASIC"            01/01/70 00:00      
         'modern' BASIC is a truly horrible thingy.            01/01/70 00:00      
         tool            01/01/70 00:00      
         Portability            01/01/70 00:00      
            In Basic            01/01/70 00:00      
            if you don't have the time, why bother?            01/01/70 00:00      
   QBasic example. GPS NEMA checksum            01/01/70 00:00      
      a variant..            01/01/70 00:00      
      C            01/01/70 00:00      
         Andy Neil c GPS checksum buggy            01/01/70 00:00      
            minor problem            01/01/70 00:00      
               No longer the same as the BASIC            01/01/70 00:00      
                  correct            01/01/70 00:00      
                     Intersting on-topic point            01/01/70 00:00      
            Yes, probably - but not the point            01/01/70 00:00      
               The point is yours didn't work!            01/01/70 00:00      
                  Totally irrelevant            01/01/70 00:00      
            why the friggin capiltals            01/01/70 00:00      
            OK            01/01/70 00:00      
               he suckered you into it, didn't he            01/01/70 00:00      
                  benefit            01/01/70 00:00      
                     do you have any use for that knowledge?            01/01/70 00:00      
                        Benefit to nobody            01/01/70 00:00      
                           NMEA checksum OK. All is not lost            01/01/70 00:00      
                              Ironic, really!            01/01/70 00:00      
                                 Your errors were much more serious!            01/01/70 00:00      
                                    Fit for purpose            01/01/70 00:00      
                                       What's the point of this thread?            01/01/70 00:00      
                                          so who is beating the carcass?            01/01/70 00:00      
                                          So now it's your turn            01/01/70 00:00      
                                             Poor poor Andy. Just can't keep quite            01/01/70 00:00      
                                                if you think so            01/01/70 00:00      
                                                Andy can't keep quite what?            01/01/70 00:00      
                                                   quite quiet...            01/01/70 00:00      
               Thanks for correcting the c example            01/01/70 00:00      
                  it is in this context            01/01/70 00:00      

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