Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site analog.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxl!ihnp4!zehntel!hplabs!analog!kim From: kim@analog.UUCP (Kim Helliwell ) Newsgroups: net.micro.apple Subject: Re: Macintosh MS-BASIC warts Message-ID: <134@analog.UUCP> Date: Wed, 20-Jun-84 11:30:28 EDT Article-I.D.: analog.134 Posted: Wed Jun 20 11:30:28 1984 Date-Received: Fri, 22-Jun-84 20:49:27 EDT References: <128@wnuxb.UUCP> Organization: Analog Design Tools, Menlo Park, Ca. Lines: 23 I, too am dismayed by the problems with uSoft BASIC for the Mac. It really seems they have not done a careful job. That, coupled with the horrendous bugs in Multiplan, which cause worksheets to be trashed, makes me wonder how uSoft got the reputation they seem to enjoy. They certainly need to clean up their act! But I think it could be viewed from another angle: uSoft is one of the few companies to have *anything* available for the Mac when the Mac was announced. Yeah, they got in a hurry, but because of that, we can do some work with the machine besides draw pictures and write memos! That counts for something in my opinion. The only alternative to BASIC for writing programs is Forth from Creative Solutions (??), and not being sure I want to learn Forth (or froth!), BASIC is my choice for now. I certainly am glad that it *is* available, even if it is a bit buggy. I sure hope that uSoft will be open-handed with those of us who bought the early version of BASIC if and when they do generate an improved version. I think their attitude toward their customers in this regard is more important than the particular failings of the current version. ALSO waiting for C - - Kim Helliwell hplabs!analog!kim