To: Marc Van Den Dikkenberg
On 10 Mar 98, Marc Van Den Dikkenberg wrote to All:
 MV> > -=> Quoting Fane to All <=-
 MV> >
 MV> > Fa> Is there a freeware BASIC compiler/interpreter for DOS out
 MV> there?  I > Fa> don't know much about BASIC today.  Is Power Basic or
 MV> Quick Basic free > Fa> or shareware, or commercial?
 MV> > Fa> Also, does anyone remember how to exit GW-BASIC?  I don't have
 MV> the > Fa> documentation.  What was the latest version of GW-BASIC?
 MV> >
 MV> > YOu might want to check your system settings as your message
 MV> > here appeared as being from "Fane" which I suspect strongly is
 MV> > not your real name. Handles are generally not permitted in FIDO
 MV> > echos.
 MV> Just a remark - His message was not posted to FIDO-net, but to
 MV> alt.lang.powerbasic, an internet usenet group. Apparently there is a
 MV> gateway between these two that exchanges messages between these two
 MV> networks, but I think it's safe to assume that this won't be the only
 MV> message that is posted under a nickname.
Actually, Fane's message originated on the Fidonet side of the newsgroup.
But Sid Lee also violated one of the rules on the Fidonet side of this
newsgroup: "let the moderator do the moderating".
 MV> Since it's unusual for a link like this, I doubt many people are aware
 MV> that their internet postings will end up in a FIDO-echo.
We're trying to reach the broadest audience possible for PowerBASIC support.
Unfortunately, at the rate that Fidonet is dwindling away, I'm not certain
how long the gateway will be open.
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