Re[2]: Classic BASIC Games

From: groepaz (groepaz_at_gmx.net)
Date: 2002-05-06 20:26:10

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    Hello Anthony,
    
    Monday, May 06, 2002, 7:35:50 PM, you wrote:
    
    AW> Hi James,
    
    AW> I'm not sure I understand your question...
    
    AW> The current version of my BASIC interpreter is Microsoft BASIC, TRS-80
    AW> "Level II" compatible.  It supports generic Microsoft BASIC, plus the TRS-80
    AW> commands (including graphic commands like set, reset, point, peek, poke,
    AW> print@, etc.).  It loads ASCII or tokenized files.
    
    AW> You could use it to run simple C64 BASIC programs, but it would have the
    AW> following issues:
    AW> 1. I don't know, but doubt, that C64 tokens are the same as TRS-80.  So you
    AW> would have to have an ASCII version of the file
    AW> 2. No support currently for C64 peeks, pokes, character sets, and other
    AW> graphic commands.
    
    AW> At some point, I will add C64 support, but probably not for a while.
    
    AW> Of course you can always use a C64 emulator to run C64 basic programs, they
    AW> just won't be native win32 apps.
    
    AW> I hope that answers your questions...
    
    isnt there some "cbm basic emulator" out on the web somewhere? think i
    have seen such a think some (long ;=P) time ago........
    
    
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    Best regards,
     groepaz                            mailto:groepaz@gmx.net
    
    
    
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