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PowerBASIC and FirstBasic are compatible with Microsoft QBasic ...

Yukio
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Geplaatst: 12 Januari 2007, 12:30   
QBasic is similar to the old Microsoft Basic.
It is possible to convert some old games to MSX computer.

In a old magazine there was even some software to display MSX 2 images (like Screen 7 images) on IBM PC-DOS with QBasic and or other BASIC languages ...
wolf_
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Geplaatst: 12 Januari 2007, 12:37   
Prolly not, as far as I know both BASIC's, the old M$ BASIC was like MSX Basic, while QBasic was way more procedural, with functions,subs, types.. etc. Also, when a game uses VGA for its screens then you'll have another problem on MSX, as the VGA is way faster.
Yukio
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Geplaatst: 12 Januari 2007, 12:56   
This topic could be in the MSX-RELATED forum.

Can you wonder the reason that MSX don't have a more procedural language?

Anyway, the original MSX Music is way better, except for timing ...
jltursan
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Geplaatst: 12 Januari 2007, 14:45   
It has PASCAL that it's the procedural language per excellence. There's no need for a MSX procedural BASIC
wolf_
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Geplaatst: 12 Januari 2007, 14:47   
Can you wonder the reason that MSX don't have a more procedural language?

Not sure about procedural basic, but on MSX it's either BASIC for simple purposes or ASM for fast purposes (games, demos, tools). Pascal and C never really ruled the scene (tho some ppl do use C on MSX).
It might also be related to the limited memory on MSX..? dunno..
Yukio
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Geplaatst: 12 Januari 2007, 20:07   
Well, PowerBasic unlike QBasic and MSX-BASIC don't has screen mode 8. It is possible to use Assembly and Basic instructions. About the speed, it is possible to use graphic MODE X libraries to reach 256 colors on screen.

IBM VGA was not the first ot use 256 colors on screen!

legacy
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Geplaatst: 12 Januari 2007, 23:05   
Well, there is another MSX-basic, "Delta-basic", and iirc this one use procedures.
 
 







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