[PLUG] Closest Linux BASIC to "Darthmouth BASIC"

[TomasK]

On Fri, 2021-02-26 at 03:47 -0600, Richard Owlett wrote:
> On 02/26/2021 02:21 AM, Russell Senior wrote:
> > I'm not sure why you are asking on PLUG.
> 
> Basically {no pun intended} because this group tends to answer the 
> question actually asked. On debian-user I had asked which of the
> BASICs 
> in the repository was closest to Dartmouth BASIC I was told not to
> even 
> consider using any Basic.

This despite not being answer you desire - seems to be solid good
advice - without you giving specific context.

You are free to ask almost any question on these lists - so, are the
ones who care to respond, like me. I would think.

Best fun with basic and tracking line numbers in such old interpreter.
Tomas

> 
> > I googled, like a person would.
> > 
> > https://www.dartmouth.edu/basicfifty/basic.html
> > 
> > When I asked for context, it was really to try to pin down what you
> > were looking for. Dartmouth Basic came in a bunch of versions,
> > including a commercialization called TrueBasic
> > http://www.truebasic.com/.
> > 
> > Is there some version in particular you are looking for? It is
> > quite
> > possible there is an old big-iron simulator you could run some
> > original version on, complete with DTSS. ... and 30 seconds more
> > looking: http://www.dtss.org/dtss/
> > 
> > On Fri, Feb 26, 2021 at 12:06 AM Richard Owlett <rowlett at cloud85.ne
> > t> wrote:
> > > 
> > > On 02/25/2021 06:42 PM, Russell Senior wrote:
> > > > On Thu, Feb 25, 2021 at 2:55 PM Richard Owlett <rowlett at cloud85
> > > > .net> wrote:
> > > > > 
> > > > > I need approximation of "Dartmouth BASIC".
> > > > 
> > > > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dartmouth_BASIC
> > > > 
> > > > More context please.
> > > 
> > > 'Cause it is what I want. <GRIN>
> > > Actually it's the only BASIC I ever used and it is a good match
> > > for a
> > > peculiar project.
> > > 
> > > > 
> > > > > Please don't reply unless CORC, CUPL, or 026 in your
> > > > > experience.
> > > > 
> > > > Too late!
> > > > 
> > > 
> > >    That was only there to discourage youngsters trying to sell me
> > > on the
> > > latest interpreter du jour :}
> > > 
> > > 
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