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