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Date: Thu, 29 May 1997 13:01:08 -0400
To: djgpp AT delorie DOT com
From: bpmann AT modempool DOT com (Brian Mann)
Subject: Re: OmniBasic Announcement
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At 12:52 PM 5/28/97 -0600, X-Bios wrote:
>scout AT golden DOT net wrote:
>> >
>> >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.
>> >--
>> No, it says that commands that are not typically portable are not
>> portable, if you look closely you will see that DOS and windows are
>> different. To knock GFA dos because it cannot do everything that
>> windows can do is silly. Portability is achieved two different ways...
>Do you program in GFA? No? Then shut up. Most (that is MOST) of the
>commands will work. And in GFA for DOS, you do have prety good window
>functions that NO other language has implememnted as well. How do you
>open a window? Look:
>    DOS: OPENW #1,0,0,_x,_y,-1
>Windows: OPENW #1,0,0,_x,_y,-1
>Portable, isn't it. Not much of anything is different excluding the
>commands that take advantage of the OS. Try reading the ENTIRE thread.
>You'll find more info there.

Gee, if you had actually READ the message instead of looking for someone to
flame, you would see that he is actually DEFENDING you position.

>> 1. Make the language so simple that the user cannot use OS calls.
>> ofcourse, you can't have graphics because some systems do not have
>> that ability, your only sound command can be BEEP, etc, etc.
>HAHA! OH! What a feature! NO OS CALLS! Gee. I always wanted a language
>that prevented me from making anything new. Not even QB is like this!

>> 2. Make "basic" commands as portable as possible, but add "balls" to
>> each system. Let the user use his skills to write code that is
>> portable. I have/do do it. You should too. If you code in C, ASM or
>> Basic keep your code portable as possible one day when your thousands
>> of lines of code are obsolete you will remember me!
>I always wanted advice from a nobody. I program in C, ASM, and many

At least he had the balls to sign his name.

>flavors of BASIC. I'll give up portability to make my programs run
>faster. When it comes to porting it, I'll make the required adaptions.
>
>-- X-Bios
>

Brian