Home Computing Weekly


Basic Environment

Categories: Review: Software
Author: J.G.W.
Publisher: Harris Mccutcheon Systems
Machine: BBC Model B

 
Published in Home Computing Weekly #53

This set of utility programs supplied only on 40-track disc is aimed at the more experienced Basic programmer. They include a main linking utility and code compressor with smaller programs to provide such facilities as data entry and validation, coin entry and checking, a get key routines, screen handler and a disc sector editor.

All are accessible and may, where necessary, be altered. Most may be incorporated into other programs as PROCedures and called as normal. Joining these PROCedures into another program is dealt with by the link routine which expects to find the various parts of the new program saved under different names on one disc with line numbers of the sections already in the correct order.

The instruction bookley is written in what may best be described as an "individual" style, and is not easy to follow.

While all the elements work satisfactorily, I found the whole thing difficult and cumbersome to work with. Perhaps it comes with practice?

J.G.W.

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