From: pb@excelsior.xs4all.nl.REMOVE-THIS (Marc van den Dikkenberg)
Subject: Re: Freeware Basic?
 
On 9 Mar 1998 15:08:28 GMT, Sid Lee  wrote:
 
> -=> Quoting Fane to All <=-
>
> Fa> Is there a freeware BASIC compiler/interpreter for DOS out there?  I
> Fa> don't know much about BASIC today.  Is Power Basic or Quick Basic free
> Fa> or shareware, or commercial?
> Fa> Also, does anyone remember how to exit GW-BASIC?  I don't have the
> Fa> documentation.  What was the latest version of GW-BASIC?
>
> YOu might want to check your system settings as your message
> here appeared as being from "Fane" which I suspect strongly is
> not your real name. Handles are generally not permitted in FIDO
> echos.
 
Just a remark - His message was not posted to FIDO-net, but to
alt.lang.powerbasic, an internet usenet group. Apparently there is a
gateway between these two that exchanges messages between these two
networks, but I think it's safe to assume that this won't be the only
message that is posted under a nickname.
 
Since it's unusual for a link like this, I doubt many people are aware that
their internet postings will end up in a FIDO-echo.
--
Marc van den Dikkenberg
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