Re: TIB: Re: Announcement!
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Re: TIB: Re: Announcement!
Hi, i just wanted to say, i think you are wrong, Q-Basic is a
WONDERFUL language on the computer! I don't mean that i love it, but
hey, q-basic is * FREE * , and EASY to learn! But thats not all i
wanted to say. I wanted to tell everyone who wants Q-Basic 7.01 or
4.5, to goto http://www.tpo4u.com and you can download them! i was
looking for games, when i stubled upon this site, i highly recomend
it! But i am advising you: I sugest that you get a download program
like gozilla or some other download program that can restart a
download from where you got disconnected, because this website is very
slow, i have a 56 k modem, and i was downloading at .5 kb/s (kilobytes
per second)!!! i still am not done downloading it, becuase it will
take about 3 hours.
The Kellers <sandia@rocler.qc.ca> wrote:
>
>
> Because I'm a pig headed arrogant SOb, let me defend my opinion. I
> have never done any VB, but have looked at some source and the
> beginner book from Micro$oft press. To me it seems nearly as easy as
> QBASIC or BASICA (Did that in grade school too) but you can do a lot
> more with it. So, why not just learn a language that you can and will
> probably *use*
>
> Just remember, I didn't tell people *not* to program in basic, but
> said that if you wanted to do anything usefull in todays world, it
> wouldn't be enough...
>
> Philipp Keller
>
>
> >
> >In a message dated 99-01-02 22:37:17 EST, you write:
> >
> ><< Qbasic came free with DOS and can be found on the windows 95
> CD-ROM.
> > It's pretty much obsolete if you actually wanna program anything
> > usefull. Of course you could have fun programming useless programs
> but
> > you're time would be better spent learning a "real" programming
> > language. >>
> >
> >I think I have to disagree with your opinion of BASIC. We must all
> remember
> >what BASIC stands for in the first place. (Beginners All-purpose
> Symbolic
> >Instructional Code for those of you who have never studied computer
> history)
> >Basic was designed to TEACH people how to program. I first learned
> BASIC in
> >first grade. I don't think I would be half as interested in
> programming if I
> >hadn't had that experience. (Anyone else remeber the Apple IIe? Damn,
> I miss
> >those things)
> > Sure, for modern programmers, Basic is pretty crappy, but for
> those kids
> >out there who want to get their foot in the door, Basic is the best
> teaching
> >tool ever. If you already have a TI calc. then don't waste your time
> (unless
> >you are spending $40+ on AAA bateries)
> > So... Write your local congressman. Make him require a
> fundimental
> >understanding of BASIC be a requirement for graduating. Maybe the
> world will
> >be a better place for it. (maybe MicroSoft will make another billion
> off VB
> >compilers?)
> >
> > I'll get off my soapbox now...
> >
> >Lord Anas Mystosis Nebuchadnezzar XXXVII
> >KRONK Cabal
> >http://members.aol.com/duck1123/index.html
> >
> >proud owner of the Atari XE
> >proud owner of the Texas Instruments 4-A computer
> >
>
>
>
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