[Lowfer] Basic / VB Issues

[Bob Roehrig]

On Tue, 26 Mar 2002, Peter Barick wrote:

> "PowerBASIC for DOS is 99% compatible with Microsoft BASIC, including
> QBASIC, QuickBasic, Professional Development System (PDS), GW-BASIC, and
> BASICA. Added to downward compatibility are many revolutionary features
> such as Built-in Assembler, Arrays up to 16 megabytes . . ."

I use Powerbasic as a compiler for stuff I have written in GWBASIC. It
works great unless you have a timing issue that is critical. FOR/NEXT
loops take forever! Wish I could find the answer to that problem.



                    73        Bob Roehrig        K9EUI
                    Aurora University Telecom/IS dept.
                    630-844-4898   broehrig@aurora.edu