From: James MacDonald <trill AT Xnetbook DOT demon DOT co DOT uk>
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.djgpp
Subject: Re: NEwbie
Date: Fri, 18 Jul 1997 20:56:39 +0100
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In article <19970715021000 DOT WAA09708 AT ladder01 DOT news DOT aol DOT com>, Skater1284
<skater1284 AT aol DOT com> scribbled :
>
>Hi!!
> I'm just starting to learn DJGPP coming out of knowing very little of
>QBasic and knowing little algebra. What can you reccomend i do to learn.
>What books are good for complete idiots?

Well, I recently borrowed C For Dummies I from my library, and a good
book it was too. But it teaches you bad low level habits (like using int
16 to read the keyboard directly).

If you buy it, the Borland examples using sound() etc will work under
DJGPP. Pity no DJGPP stuff :(

BTW, QBasic is smellier than a 200 day old sock. It's interpreted,
Microsoft, patronising, no source code protection, basically, it STINKS!

If you want BASIC, learn BBC BASIC VI (go buy an Acorn!) 
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