Re: [Simh] slightly off-topic where can I find the Compaq basic translator?

2016-07-20 Thread khandy21yo 
If you are talking about Vax basic, then I hate been playing with a basic to 
c++ translator in my spare time,. It may not do the whole job, but it might be 
easier than starting from scratch.
It's on github called btran under khandy21yo.
It  may, or may not work for you.
There was a commercial Vax basic translator someone did (sector7?) but I don't 
know much more than that.
 Original message From: Dan Gahlinger  
Date: 7/20/16  12:45 PM  (GMT-07:00) To: simh@trailing-edge.com Subject: [Simh] 
slightly off-topic where can I find the Compaq basic   translator? 

does anyone know where I can find the Compaq basic translator?
or have a copy they can let me use?



I have a ton of old vax basic code but every basic is different and trying to 
do it manually is a pain.



ultimately I'd like the code to run on Linux. in whatever language. there's a 
bunch of basics there too.



I don't care for visual basic. I loved the simple elegance of vax basic nothing 
since has come close. esp eg indexed files.



thanks



Dan










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Re: [Simh] slightly off-topic where can I find the Compaq basic translator?

2016-07-20 Thread Ken Cornetet 
I think I have a copy of gw-basic saved somewhere. I’ll see if I can dig it up.

But, I don’t understand how any of the MSDOS flavors of BASIC are going to help 
you with vax basic code.

From: Simh [mailto:simh-boun...@trailing-edge.com] On Behalf Of Dan Gahlinger
Sent: Wednesday, July 20, 2016 2:45 PM
To: simh@trailing-edge.com
Subject: [Simh] slightly off-topic where can I find the Compaq basic translator?

does anyone know where I can find the Compaq basic translator?
or have a copy they can let me use?

I have a ton of old vax basic code but every basic is different and trying to 
do it manually is a pain.

ultimately I'd like the code to run on Linux. in whatever language. there's a 
bunch of basics there too.

I don't care for visual basic. I loved the simple elegance of vax basic nothing 
since has come close. esp eg indexed files.

thanks

Dan



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