QBASIC book by Tony Hawken (and maybe other resources too)

[moon cresta]

Thanks for all the replies everyone!

I'm still getting used to the site so I'm not an expert at quoting posts and all that. Also I'm a little sleep-deprived but that's this time of year for you. 


"Welcome to the forums.

Feel free to ask about programming in BASIC on Linux. A few keywords are supported only on Windows, unfortunately, but it's nothing to cry about. Make sure you check out the "Keyword of the Day" threads which always teaches something, especially the traps to get into. Don't pay a lot of attention to my posting on those threads... I mainly serve as "historian"."


When I joined this site I didn't quite realise what it was about. I thought it was just for QBASIC in general, not this QB64 Phoenix thing that I haven't installed yet lol. As mentioned, I've been using QB45 on Dosbox. But I look forward to trying out QB64 Phoenix. I'll probably use it on Windows as well as Linux. 


"Hi and of course you are welcome on this forum. A lot of us, me included, are old timers here. I started out on T.I BASIC, and yes, Atari Basic. I really loved that language back them. You could even customize your own ASCII characters with Atari.


Not a fan of Commodore? Neither was I. "
https://staging.qb64phoenix.com/forumdisplay.php?fid=49


Thanks. I might be a slightly younger version of an old timer. I was born in the 1980s but my family tended to get second-hand computers and consoles that were getting on a bit. I've basically kept that preference for dated rather than current technology ever since. 

T.I. Basic, cool, I've probably tried that briefly at some point but not for a long time. Yes, Atari Basic was very impressive. A few years ago I downloaded an emulator and dabbled around with it. 

I'm not a big fan of the standard Commodore 64 Basic anyway! Perhaps it was a little more efficient, but at the expense of being pleasant to program with. 


"Welcome @moon cresta   <<< ? is this not tagging because of the space?

I am inclined to sell you QB64pe because it can do so much more! but that can wait ;-))
I started with GW-Basic then QB 4.5 but have 0 urge for good ole days.
No more line numbers! yeah
No more Interrupts and Seg and High Memory something or other and Peeks and Pokes...
Of course we know why Pete is still a fan ;-)) 

Update: Wait... I do or did miss the relationship Basic had with OS with DOS. First loves and all that!
I started filling out Batch as PL with help of VB for DOS."


There are quite a lot of forms of Basic to say the least! 
True, nice to write Basic without line numbers. 

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What is history of MMBASIC anyway? I've never heard of it or paid attention if I did.
@mnrvovrfc in a nutshell for this nut?"


I just associate MMBASIC with the Maximite computers, although I know you can run it on other systems. I have a Colour Maximite 1. 

"MMBasic - This brings back memories of GW-Basic.    MMBasic for Windows/DOS

But it has a problem with Print Using. The editor MMEdit has problems with the Firewall and the Windows Defender."

Interesting. I think maybe it lacks constants as well. But it certainly has its good points and I've enjoyed using it on the Colour Maximite. 

That's weird, I carefully highlight "moon cresta", which is underlined on the top field of a forum post. Then copy it, and paste it into a text editor and don't get the underscore. I think someone who signs up for a forum shouldn't be allowed spaces in the user name...

I wasn't expecting the space in my username to be such a talking point! Moon Cresta is an old video game I haven't played for a very long time, but I own a copy. 

So thanks again to everyone for replying. I'm not an expert at any form of Basic yet, but give it time..