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echo: os2prog
to: Lee Lefler
from: Jerry McBride
date: 1995-10-10 07:06:28
subject: BASIC for OS/2

Lee Lefler wrote in a message to Jerry McBride:

 > PDS 7.1 (by MicroSoft of all sources) seems to be the only real
 > alternative for writing and compiling basic code for OS/2.

 LL> If the rumors in the trade mags are correct, you should be a 
 LL> happy camper before too long. 

Cool... I love camping...

 LL>  IBM is supposedly working on a Visual Basic type compiler for 
 LL> cross platform development.  

I heard this also. But when?

 LL> I believe the project name is BART and it's supposed to be able 
 LL> to compile for OS/2, Win, Win NT, AIX, and maybe a few others.

It is, BART, but there's no release date in sight.... :'(


Jerry McBride

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