From: d83@ath.forthnet.gr (Don Schullian)
Subject: Re: I am downloading First Basic right now..
 
On Fri, 13 Mar 1998 20:01:57 GMT, mikejm@westworld.com wrote:
 
>
>Hi, I'm in the process of downloading First Basic right this minute. I
>understand it is a 25 SW. Does it timeout or is it crippled?
>
>Where can I get some good docs on it? Are there any good First Basic
>books or discussion groups? What can I do with this?
>
>Usually I just program in VB3 Pro on Win 3.1 . What kind of DOS apps
>can I write? Can I use some of this stuff with my VB prooggies, write
>a pif, shell into DOS , do something there and then get back into a VB
>app? How would I pass a value generated in VB over to a First Basic
>app?
Come on over to alt.powerbasic.com for more topical discussions but stay 
ight
here too.
 
FirstBASIC is not crippled and there are no time bombs but you should get a
load of what PowerBASIC v3.5 and/or PBddl compiler can do for you.
 
Docs are a bit hard to come by but the help screens are generous.
 
C'ya,
 
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