compiled basics too longer to run and debug because of the compile time. Anything I did was limited to floppy disk, or later even hard disk speed, the greater speed from compiling could not be noticed.
<pre>--Carey</pre> > On 05/02/2024 9:51 PM CDT Just Kant via cctalk <cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: > > > BASICs available at bootup were nice, but really were only useful with 8 bit > micros. IBM ROM BASIC was hobbled until you ran BASICA from disk. And if you > had a floppy it only made sense to buy a cheap compiler (Quick Basic, Turbo > Basic, etc.). Whatever you were missing by not dropping 4-500$ for a full > product probably wasn't worth the expense. > > ROM BASICs outlived their usefulness very quickly. Compiled Basic was an > entrance into real world development. It wasn't a tool you could do > everything with. But how many programmers sitting at home were creating apps > that were even 64k in size. Compiled Basic was the schnitzel. There are also > several 32/64 bit versions available for free. Carry on.
