GM> It's a great product at a great price.
 > You are right about that.  I just received a notice from PB of the
 > availability of the latest version for a reasonable price.  Trouble is, I
 M > > am
 > only a hobbyist and one modular BASIC now bears little resemblance to
 M > > another
 > beyond a few VERY basic things and they didn't indicate that there would
 > be any tutorial or examples such as the Borland products usually have.
 > Does anybody know about this. That is one reason I linked to this echo
 > again. I have an aftermarket book or two on QBASIC but that would do me
 > know good if
 M > > I
 > paid the $59.00 price for PowerBas.
 M > But you can download the TRYPBxx version, which is fully functional
 M > (except for the ability to load a previous program or $Include it). This
 M > would give you the idea of what you would be paying for if you decide to
 M > buy the commercial product.  In fact this is the reason that the
 M > shareware versions exist.
   I did that.  What an ingenius way to cripple a compiler.  Most crippled
compilers sold with books allow loading but do not make exe files but some 
re
just older versions or will only make exe files up to a certain limit of
memory.  That TRYPB didn't attract me at all.  I'll just stick with my Turbo
C/C++ and Pascal compilers from Borland.  Thanks anyhow.  
Sincerely, 
                                     Frank
                                                                              
                                                       
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