> -----Original Message----- > From: cctalk [mailto:cctalk-boun...@classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of Chuck > Guzis > Sent: 13 September 2015 19:51 > To: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts > <cctalk@classiccmp.org> > Subject: Re: It's BASIC Week again! > > On 09/13/2015 11:39 AM, Eric Smith wrote: > > > I know that this is for fun, and I don't need either reddit gold nor > > stickers, but the winners being chosen randomly seriously dampens my > > enthusiasm for participating. > > Well, participating in such an event for the fun of it might be interesting, > but > to be perfectly frank, I don't know what one calls "BASIC" anymore. >
Isn't that a Retro Question ? I seem to remember it being asked about GFA basic .. > Can you run "Visual BASIC" on, say, a PDP-8? > I doubt it, but Visual Basic covers a multitude of sins. There was a VB for DOS .... and 6 versions for Windows before we switched to VB.NET .. but the competition requires sprites so you would need something special... and I think its DOS based on a PC ... > --Chuck Dave
