From: X-Bios <XBios AT hotmail DOT com>
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Subject: Re: OmniBasic Announcement
Date: Mon, 26 May 1997 22:56:11 -0600
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Marc van den Dikkenberg wrote:
> 
> On Mon, 26 May 1997 00:00:09 -0600, X-Bios <XBios AT hotmail DOT com> wrote:
> 
> >(a different section)
> >The MS-DOS version has some 500, the Windows version about 800, the OS/2
> >version roughly 1000, and the UNIX version about 900 commands and
> >functions.
> >
> >I think that's ample proof for GFA's OS/2 port.
> 
> I think that's it's also safe say that if HALF the commands between two
> versions are missing, it's poorly portable, at best.

True. Missing commands are non-portable commands. But as I said (in case
you
failed to read it) GFA tries to get the most from it's OS. There will
always
be LINE routines and such. Besides, how many BASICs can bost between 500
and
1,000 commands! Don't complain! QB doesn't even tough GFA's command
library!

-- X-Bios