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Kenneth Gree
#1 / 15

QBasic Tank game here by Kenneth Green.

To all,

I made a Tank game in QBasic like the old Atari 2600 kind of.

button below.

Fri, 18 Sep 1998 03:00:00 GMT

Ben Ashle
#2 / 15

QBasic Tank game here by Kenneth Green.

Quote:

> To all,

> I made a Tank game in QBasic like the old Atari 2600 kind of.

> button below.

Excuse me for being dim...but, what button?

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Sat, 19 Sep 1998 03:00:00 GMT

Carl E Gund
#3 / 15

QBasic Tank game here by Kenneth Green.

: > I made a Tank game in QBasic like the old Atari 2600 kind of.

: > button below.

: Excuse me for being dim...but, what button?

<ROFL> Maybe his newsgroup reader has a button, and he thinks we all have
the same? ;)

Carl
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Sun, 20 Sep 1998 03:00:00 GMT

Kenneth Gree
#4 / 15

QBasic Tank game here by Kenneth Green.

To all,

I have sent out probably over 75 copies of Qbasic games in
the last 6 months and I decided it is time not to do it anymore.

Please don't ask for anymore copies of games from me!
I also stopped programming. But you can find my TANK.BAS game
in the ABC packets found on the All Basic Code Home page next month.

From,
Kenneth Green

Thu, 24 Sep 1998 04:00:00 GMT

Mr. Wizar
#5 / 15

QBasic Tank game here by Kenneth Green.

Quote:

> To all,

> I have sent out probably over 75 copies of Qbasic games in
> the last 6 months and I decided it is time not to do it anymore.

> Please don't ask for anymore copies of games from me!
> I also stopped programming.

Huh? Why?

Quote:

> But you can find my TANK.BAS game
> in the ABC packets found on the All Basic Code Home page next month.

> From,
> Kenneth Green

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Thu, 24 Sep 1998 04:00:00 GMT

Peter Coope
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QBasic Tank game here by Kenneth Green.

Quote:

> > I also stopped programming.

> Huh? Why?

Perhaps the fame went to his head or perhaps he means that he is not programming
in BASIC anymore and has moved onto other (may I say 'better') languages.

Thats what a lot of people do. Move onto something (better) else.

cheers :)
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Fri, 25 Sep 1998 03:00:00 GMT

Brya
#7 / 15

QBasic Tank game here by Kenneth Green.

Is there a differernce between BASICA.com ( 26K 10/20/83 )
and BASICA.exe ( 84K 9/01/87 ) relating to the types of
processors either will run on???

My copy of basica.com runs on an _IBM PC_ which needs to
be replaced, but won't run on the 486 replacement.
basica.exe runs on the 486 but locks up durring execution
of an old test program.

Also, the test program test.bas is some sort of machine
code which is unintelligable to me but loads and runs
( somewhat ) on either machine. I can manually load it
but both machines, but get a "syntax error" when I try
to LIST the program from inside basic.

Old technology specialist ( In Training )
Any opinions expressed are that of the author
Hear me, MINE, all mine.

Fri, 25 Sep 1998 03:00:00 GMT

Don Schulli
#8 / 15

QBasic Tank game here by Kenneth Green.

Quote:

> Is there a differernce between BASICA.com ( 26K 10/20/83 )
>and BASICA.exe ( 84K 9/01/87 ) relating to the types of
>processors either will run on???
>My copy of basica.com runs on an _IBM PC_ which needs to
>be replaced, but won't run on the 486 replacement.
>basica.exe runs on the 486 but locks up durring execution
>of an old test program.
>Also, the test program test.bas is some sort of machine
>code which is unintelligable to me but loads and runs
>( somewhat ) on either machine. I can manually load it
>but both machines, but get a "syntax error" when I try
>to LIST the program from inside basic.

If I can remember back that far it sounds line the '83 BASICA was old
#1 while the '87 version was a close cousin of what was/is called
GWBASIC. As there is some "unintelligable code" in there I would
suspect some old IBM BIOs calls being made. Back then the watch word
was "IBM COMPATIBLE" with nothing was except IBM's and 3rd world
rip-offs so I'm not too surprised it isn't working.

The "syntax error" could be do to a few mis-placed spaces as some of
those old BASICs were a bit touchy about where white-space hit. QB
today still won't accept a space before a colon seperating two
commands.

I guess there's no chance of talking you into the 90's is there?
<grin>

Sat, 26 Sep 1998 03:00:00 GMT

Ugene
#9 / 15

QBasic Tank game here by Kenneth Green.

Quote:

> Is there a differernce between BASICA.com ( 26K 10/20/83 )
>and BASICA.exe ( 84K 9/01/87 ) relating to the types of
>processors either will run on???

The 26k file of basica is an add on for the IBM basic in ROM.
The 84k basica could be a basic from different machines. Maybe tandy. The
most compatable basic of that era is GWBASIC that runs on many modern
machines. Including my 486. It runs fast too. Perhaps someone could
convince Bill Gates to put GWBASIC with the source into the public domain.
He could call it bgbasic.

Sat, 26 Sep 1998 03:00:00 GMT

Sensar
#10 / 15

QBasic Tank game here by Kenneth Green.

Quote:

> > > I also stopped programming.

> > Huh? Why?

> Perhaps the fame went to his head or perhaps he means that he is not
> programming
> in BASIC anymore and has moved onto other (may I say 'better') languages.

Nah. He was going to quit all together -- but he says he'll program weekly
(yeah!).

Quote:

> Thats what a lot of people do. Move onto something (better) else.

> cheers :)
> --
> Peter Cooper

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Sat, 26 Sep 1998 03:00:00 GMT

Leonard Ericks
#11 / 15

QBasic Tank game here by Kenneth Green.

Quote:

> Is there a differernce between BASICA.com ( 26K 10/20/83 )
> and BASICA.exe ( 84K 9/01/87 ) relating to the types of
> processors either will run on???

> My copy of basica.com runs on an _IBM PC_ which needs to
> be replaced, but won't run on the 486 replacement.
> basica.exe runs on the 486 but locks up durring execution
> of an old test program.

The IBM BASIC.COM will only run on systems that have the Cassette
BASIC ROMs installed. The program calls the ROMs for many, *many*
functions.

The BASICA.EXE you refer to could be *anything*. It's likely some form
of GW-BASIC. But depending on where you got it, it may be intended for
a *specific* vendor's hardware (I have a BASCICA here that supports the
odd video modes of this non-standard system).

When you just type "BASICA", what does the copyright message say? It
will give a version number, *and* likely list the company it was
licensed to.

Quote:

> Also, the test program test.bas is some sort of machine
> code which is unintelligable to me but loads and runs
> ( somewhat ) on either machine. I can manually load it
> but both machines, but get a "syntax error" when I try
> to LIST the program from inside basic.

This sounds like "protected" code. If it is, there are several programs
which will remove the protection.

Leonard Erickson (aka Shadow)

Sun, 27 Sep 1998 03:00:00 GMT