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by stephen_usher
Tue Mar 11, 2014 9:41 pm
Forum: General QL Chat
Topic: NotSoBASIC?
Replies: 5
Views: 3214

Re: NotSoBASIC?

Really it could do with a new implementation from scratch in a portable language and with the device driver part abstracted so that the backend can use native graphical toolkits, such as QT or Windows DirectDraw (or use QT on Windows) etc. Even a basic Curses driver for text terminals. I would envis...
by stephen_usher
Tue Mar 11, 2014 8:42 pm
Forum: General QL Chat
Topic: Toolkit II Manual: PDF and Word formats available.
Replies: 3
Views: 2456

Toolkit II Manual: PDF and Word formats available.

For my own use I've been tidying up and formatting the Toolkit II text file manual available on Dilwyn's site and moving it into a more modern format. As of last Sunday I got the first usable version so I thought I'd share it. It still needs a lot of work doing to it but this is going to be a very m...
by stephen_usher
Tue Mar 11, 2014 8:16 pm
Forum: General QL Chat
Topic: NotSoBASIC?
Replies: 5
Views: 3214

Re: NotSoBASIC?

I've just arrived on here after a posting on the QL-Users mailing list...

I'm afraid that after the lack of interest by others my enthusiasm waned totally.

I still believe that a SuperBASIC source compatible derivative with structures etc. would be a fabulous language for many applications.