X-GM-THRID: 1209142566289663777 X-Gmail-Labels: rsgb lf X-Gmail-Received: 503870849566b9174334948389ededbdd5c53aa3 Delivered-To: daveyxm@gmail.com Received: by 10.64.243.13 with SMTP id q13cs113559qbh; Mon, 17 Jul 2006 05:13:20 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.48.1.3 with SMTP id 3mr1893635nfa; Mon, 17 Jul 2006 05:13:19 -0700 (PDT) Return-Path: Received: from post.thorcom.com (post.thorcom.com [193.82.116.20]) by mx.gmail.com with ESMTP id c10si3670900nfb.2006.07.17.05.13.19; Mon, 17 Jul 2006 05:13:19 -0700 (PDT) Received-SPF: neutral (gmail.com: 193.82.116.20 is neither permitted nor denied by best guess record for domain of owner-rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org) Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 4.14) id 1G2Rpg-00005Y-RV for rs_out_1@blacksheep.org; Mon, 17 Jul 2006 13:04:16 +0100 Received: from [193.82.59.130] (helo=relay2.thorcom.net) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 4.14) id 1G2Rpg-00005P-B8 for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Mon, 17 Jul 2006 13:04:16 +0100 Received: from smarthost3.mail.uk.easynet.net ([212.135.6.13]) by relay2.thorcom.net with esmtp (Exim 4.51) id 1G2Rpc-0004wy-FU for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Mon, 17 Jul 2006 13:04:16 +0100 Received: from tnt-15-152.easynet.co.uk ([212.134.26.152] helo=captbrian) by smarthost3.mail.uk.easynet.net with smtp (Exim 4.10) id 1G2Rpa-00047D-00 for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Mon, 17 Jul 2006 13:04:11 +0100 Message-ID: <009301c6a999$06604260$adce28c3@captbrian> From: "captbrian" To: References: <006c01c6a89d$40ec7d10$6501a8c0@eagles> <001001c6a8c7$53154920$56217ad5@w4o8m9> <003901c6a929$8ab886a0$ae1bfea9@cobaltxp> <001601c6a96e$9b863b40$adce28c3@captbrian> <000901c6a970$d3ae3ac0$ea00a8c0@cobaltxp> Date: Mon, 17 Jul 2006 12:45:07 +0100 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1106 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1106 X-Spam-Score: 0.1 (/) X-Spam-Report: autolearn=disabled,AWL=0.107 Subject: LF: Re: Basic under Windows Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 2.63 (2004-01-11) on post.thorcom.com X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, hits=0.0 required=5.0 tests=none autolearn=no version=2.63 X-SA-Exim-Scanned: Yes Sender: owner-rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org Precedence: bulk Reply-To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org X-Listname: rsgb_lf_group X-SA-Exim-Rcpt-To: rs_out_1@blacksheep.org X-SA-Exim-Scanned: No; SAEximRunCond expanded to false Status: O X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 5011 Thanks for that. I will get my guru buddy [ie he was born after 1955 ] to arrange how best to download your stuff,then I will email you again. Bryan ----- Original Message ----- From: "Murray ZL1BPU" To: 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 > > >