TH>real-time 'word wrapping as I type' capibility that I have noot
TH>seen in her editors.
OD>You mean like WordPerfect or NotePad do?
 TH> Notepad isn't realtime wrapping, and don't try to program with WP.
I don't know about you, but when I hit the border, it sends me on the next 
line...
OD>With QB's IDE you catch it at code-time.
 TH> I don't recall it having that ability. A mispelled variable is just
 TH> another variable in QB, as I recall.
Hit F1 when the cursor is at the variable name, and QB will tell you what 
kind of variable it is, if it's global or not, etc...  The online help is 
truly excellent.
OD>relied on a BASIC chipset.. Do they still make processors with
OD>those chipsets? Or compilers that actually use them?
TH>Not sure just what you mean. In the early days (80s) a BASIC
TH>interpreter could be found in ROMs in many PCs and XTs. Is this
TH>what you are refering to?
OD>Yes. Do they still make motherboards that have those chips?
 TH> Haven't seen that in over ten years, except on industrial control
 TH> systems.
Yeah, that reminds me of the year 2000 problem that many systems (that are 
simply out-of-date) will experience.
See ya around!
Omega@inorbit.com
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