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Date: Mon, 17 Jul 2006 10:18:52 +0100
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Hi Murray and Bryan, yes it does work ok, the other slight restriction is
that you cannot use serial speeds of higher than 9600baud.
You just just complie to a stand alone .EXE which is the biggest option but
that doesnt matter these days.
A simple GUI compiler is the PowerBasic for Windows compiler, which has a
very good example of serial coms and using the API which I (and the other
Brian)managed to mod very quickly for control of the G4JNT DDS.
Unfortunately you have to buy that one, but it will allow serial comms at
19.2kBaud, and maybe higher.

Cheers de Alan G3NYK

----- Original Message -----
From: Murray ZL1BPU <zl1bpu@nzart.org.nz>
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Sent: 17 July 2006 08:15
Subject: LF: Basic under Windows


> Bryan,
> Let me know a suitable email address that can accept megabyte-sized
> attachments and I'll mail my compiler to you. The one I have is the old
> Microsoft Quick Basic compiler (V4.22 I think), which compiles true DOS
> executables. Used with care it will generate executables that work in a
DOS
> box from any version of Windows, although if you use graphics (it has very
> good graphics) most computers will only operate correctly with the program
> running full screen (but still under Windows). Comms seem to work OK even
> with Win XP, although you can only use COM1 and COM2.
>
> Have a look on my web site for examples of programs I've written.
>
> There's also a very good commercial program called POWER BASIC that allows
> very sophisticated true Windows programs to be written. Con ZL2AFP's
> DominoEX program is an example. POWER BASIC makes very small executables
for
> a Windows system. I am sure there are other commercial programs as well.
>
> 73,
> Murray ZL1BPU
>
>