X-Authentication-Warning: delorie.com: mailnull set sender to opendos-bounces using -f Message-ID: <3C857FFA.54E9ED29@gte.net> Date: Tue, 05 Mar 2002 20:33:30 -0600 From: "J. Vernon Bailey" X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.78 [en]C-CCK-MCD NSCPCD478 (Win98; U) X-Accept-Language: en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: opendos AT delorie DOT com Subject: Re: compilers under dos? References: <01FD6EC775C6D4119CDF0090273F74A4FD663B AT emwatent02 DOT meters DOT com DOT au> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Reply-To: opendos AT delorie DOT com Jim Joe's comment made me think about PowerBasic which is still available in DOS format as a download with electronic documentation. Go to www.powerbasic.com, their web site is mostly text so should not cause you a problem. It does cost, 99 dollars currently. I used PowerBasic for several years and thought well of it but I do very little direct programming now. Most of what I do is within Paradox to amplify my databases. Vernon Bailey NASA Alumni "da Silva, Joe" wrote: > > Well, C would not be a good choice, due to it's very poor "readability", > especially since Jim is blind. Pascal is much more "readable", but > even so, it would be difficult for Jim to see the structure of a program > because he would not be able to see visual clues such as indentation. > Much as I loathe Basic and it's lack of structure, in this situation it > may actually be the most appropriate programming language. However, > as I don't use Basic, I don't know what command-line compilers are > available, if any. > > Joe. > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Richard Kanarek [SMTP:rkanarek AT sprintmail DOT com] > > Sent: Wednesday, March 06, 2002 5:29 AM > > To: opendos AT delorie DOT com > > Subject: Re: compilers under dos? > > > > Howdy. > > > > It would have been helpful had you stated what sort of compiler you > > were looking for. I shall assume that you are looking for a C > > compiler, but, if I'm wrong, do repost. > > > ------ snip ------