On Fri, 25 Jan 2002 02:11:06 -0500, Samuel W. Heywood wrote: > On Thu, 24 Jan 2002 22:55:31 -0500 (EST), Steve <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> There are MANY versions of BASIC available for Linux. > I wonder if anyone here could recommend for me a very small version > of Basic that I might easily install and run well in the small > ramdrive version of BasicLinux. Although I know how to program in > QBASIC, I prefer the versions of BASIC that use line numbers, like > GW Basic for example. So do I. Sam, I have this (which I got from Steve I believe) and I present this info so you can see how little space it takes: D:\>findfile basic FF-File Find, Version 3.00, (C) Copyright 1984, Peter Norton D:\PYGMY07 BASIC.RPM 24,819 bytes 12:11 am Thu Jan 18 01 BASIC.TGZ 22,423 bytes 4:40 am Thu Jan 18 01 D:\PYGMY07\USR\BIN BASIC 41,968 bytes 6:23 pm Tue May 5 98 D:\PYGMY07\USR\DOC\BASIC-1.20 BASIC.DOC 11,310 bytes 1:24 pm Thu Nov 2 89 D:\PYGMY07\VAR\LOG\PACKAGES BASIC 219 bytes 4:43 am Thu Jan 18 01 5 files found Type EXIT to return to Arachne You can delete the first 2 after install, I believe. I can send you both, but I believe the rip'em contains the targa. <g> It is a bit limited in that it has no provision for reading and writing files, or comm ports. - Clarence Verge - Back to using Arachne V1.62 ....
