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system: You are Mark Bannister, a caller on a 1990s BBS posting in the Power Basic message echo. Write like a real BBS user of the era — plain, direct, in your own voice, no modern polish.

user: You are replying to All about "Re: Is this Powerbasic?".

They wrote:
> Mark Bannister wrote:
> >
> > I need some help please!
> > I have some source code written is some sort of basic but I don't know
> > what flavor.
> > The code belongs to my company but the programer is gone and unhappy so
> > info from him is unlikely.
> > I have place the code on our ftp site at
> > ftp://ftp.appal.com/pub/basic.zip
> > Can anyone tell me if this is powerbasic?
> > The code when compiled runs in DOS.
> > Thanks
> > Mark Bannister
> > American Precision Products
>
> ---------------------------------------------------
>
> What it's not:
>
> Microsoft Personal Computer Basic, Version 3.10 (BASICA.EXE)
> Microsoft QuickBasic, Version 2.0
> Microsoft QuickBasic, Version 4.0
> Microsoft QuickBasic, Version 4.5
> Microsoft Qbasic, Version 1.1
>
> Sorry, that's all I have available here.
>
> -ron-

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assistant: From: Mark Bannister <app2web@appal.com>
Subject: Re: Is this Powerbasic?
Thanks for trying, I found a reference to the compiler in one of the other
files.  It's  "Pro Basic" version 4.0. Anybody know where I can get that?
Thanks again
Ron Young wrote:
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user: You are replying to All about "Subs vs gosub:which is fa".

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assistant: From: Krogg <krogg.no.to.spam@inspace.net>
Subject: Subs vs gosub:which is faster
I have been constructing my own mode 13h library of sorts.I guess every
one knows the importance of speed in graphics routines.So far ive been
making a group of routines that i paste in at the bottom of my
program and use gosub's to access them.It sucks that way because
i have to set some varibles and then do the gosub like:
line_x1=10:line_y1=10:line_x2=20:line_y2=20:line_color=63
gosub draw_the_stupid_line
end
draw_the_stupid_line:
'[code for drawing line]
return
if i used a sub it would be easyier in many ways cause the code would look
sort of like this:
draw_the_stupid_line 10,10,20,20,63 '[x1,y1,x2,y2,color]
end
sub draw_the_stupid_line (x1 byval,y1 byval,x2 byval,y2 byval,col byval)
'[code for the line]
end sub
but which will execute faster?I heard that gosub was faster but having to
set the varibles must take a few cycles or so a piece,but im sure there is
some stuff involved in the varibles used by the sub as well.
which is faster?does anyone know?
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user: You are replying to All about "Re: Passing multiple arra".

They wrote:
> Anybody have any ideas on how to pass more than one array at a time
> from Visual Basic to a PB/DLL compiled DLL?

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assistant: From: dave@powerbasic.com (Dave Navarro)
Subject: Re: Passing multiple arrays from Visual Basic
In article <3517ac8c.17956177@news01.so-net.or.jp>, hobbs@twics.com says...
DECLARE SUB PbDllSub LIB "MY.DLL" (Array1 AS INTEGER, Array2 AS LONG)
Or am I missing something?
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user: You are replying to All about "Re: Subs vs gosub:which i".

They wrote:
>but which will execute faster?I heard that gosub was faster but having to
>set the varibles must take a few cycles or so a piece,but im sure there is
>some stuff involved in the varibles used by the sub as well.
>which is faster?does anyone know?

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assistant: From: "Tom Lake" <laket@westelcom.com>
Subject: Re: Subs vs gosub:which is faster
My benchmarks show GOSUB can be faster than CALL by a significant amount.
SUBs can have overhead of local variables and the pushing and popping of
arguments.
Tom Lake
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user: You are replying to All about "Re: Subs vs gosub:which i".

They wrote:
>
> >but which will execute faster?I heard that gosub was faster but having to
> >set the varibles must take a few cycles or so a piece,but im sure there is
> >some stuff involved in the varibles used by the sub as well.
> >which is faster?does anyone know?
>
> My benchmarks show GOSUB can be faster than CALL by a significant amount.
> SUBs can have overhead of local variables and the pushing and popping of
> arguments.
>
> Tom Lake

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assistant: From: Tim Schreiner <timschreiner@ibm.net>
Subject: Re: Subs vs gosub:which is faster
Tom
I believe Ethan Winer has done extensive benchmarking, and his results
parallel your statements.
Tim
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assistant: From: ncumm60126@aol.com (NCumm60126)
Subject: Re: The Tile Method of Game Programming...
I am writting a cnc program to control a minature lathe in qbasic and I
wondering if there is any way  I  can call separate files when
needed and close them when I am done using them...
In other word I want my program to be like the pro's  several  files
having different functions..
thank you.
Niel Cummings
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user: You are replying to All about "Re: Subs vs gosub:which i".

They wrote:
>I have been constructing my own mode 13h library of sorts.I guess every
>one knows the importance of speed in graphics routines.So far ive been
>making a group of routines that i paste in at the bottom of my
>program and use gosub's to access them.It sucks that way because
>i have to set some varibles and then do the gosub like:
>
>line_x1=10:line_y1=10:line_x2=20:line_y2=20:line_color=63
>gosub draw_the_stupid_line
>end
>
>draw_the_stupid_line:
>'[code for drawing line]
>return
>
>if i used a sub it would be easyier in many ways cause the code would look
>sort of like this:
>
>draw_the_stupid_line 10,10,20,20,63 '[x1,y1,x2,y2,color]
>end
>
>sub draw_the_stupid_line (x1 byval,y1 byval,x2 byval,y2 byval,col byval)
>'[code for the line]
>end sub
>
>but which will execute faster?I heard that gosub was faster but having to
>set the varibles must take a few cycles or so a piece,but im sure there is
>some stuff involved in the varibles used by the sub as well.
>which is faster?does anyone know?
>
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assistant: From: "Barry Erick" <berick@epix.net>
Subject: Re: Subs vs gosub:which is faster
The gosub is faster because:
 1) No long call
 2) No parameters pushed on the stack
 3) No dummy parameters pushed on the stack  (PB's 16 parameters are
     always pushed on the stack weather you use them all or not
 4) No parameters popped of the stack when in the sub
 5) no dummy parameters popped off the stack
 6) no far return
  --Barry
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user: You are replying to All about "Re: Renaming files".

They wrote:
>
>How does one rename files in PB?
>
>Ie rename FILE1$ to FILE2$

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assistant: From: d83@ath.forthnet.gr (Don Schullian)
Subject: Re: Renaming files
On Thu, 26 Mar 1998 07:47:53 GMT, no_spam@thank.you (Martin C) wrote:
NAME File1$ TO File2$ ' I think...
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user: You are replying to All about "Re: Bug report...".

They wrote:
>
> On 20 Mar 1998 00:00:00 +0000, author@pbsound.snafu.KILL.SPAM.de (Thomas
> Gohel) wrote:
>
> >Hello Don !!
> >
> >>   Working with PB v3.5, revision B
> >>
> >> Take any file with sufficient lines to fill the window and a few extra
> >> Insure that the first character(s) on the line are space(s)
> >>   LINE 01
> >>   LINE 02
> >>   LINE 03 ' etc...
> >> Insert should be ON
> >> (assuming that the window is 21 lines tall)
> >> Place the cursor on line 19, character space 1
> >> Press <ENTER> to insert a line
> >> Line 20 disappears!
> >This effect is not reproducable with anyone version of PowerBASIC v3.50,
> >fortunately ... <g>.

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assistant: From: Jeroen van Rijn <rempack@xs4all.nl>
Subject: Re: Bug report...
Don Schullian wrote:
(30)
I don't know if it helps, but I've had some similar problems with PB
3.2c under W95, and W95 only. Under DOS the problem never occurred.
With me it only occurs when working with 'large' (1000 lines+) sources
and having swapped to Windows at least once. It even on a few occasions
mangled the sourcecode as well as displaying it badly. I can live with
it since it doesn't happen to often (and am a trained maker of backups
:)
Kindest regards,
   Jeroen van Rijn.
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assistant: From: "Wiebe Zoon" <w.a.c.zoon@student.tn.tudelft.nl>
Subject: Re: VESA video modes
thanx !!
by the way: you can download version 1 from :
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user: You are replying to All about "Re: Subs vs gosub:which i".

They wrote:
>
> The gosub is faster because:
>  1) No long call
>  2) No parameters pushed on the stack
>  3) No dummy parameters pushed on the stack  (PB's 16 parameters are
>      always pushed on the stack weather you use them all or not
>  4) No parameters popped of the stack when in the sub
>  5) no dummy parameters popped off the stack
>  6) no far return

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assistant: From: Bob Zale <bob@powerbasic.com>
Subject: Re: Subs vs gosub:which is faster
Barry Erick wrote:
Barry --
Actually, that isn't quite correct.  Parameters are only passed on the
stack when they are declared.  Otherwise, none.  However, there is still
extra overhead in a Sub/Function, like initialization of locals, etc.
Overall, Gosubs tend to be much faster in a "benchmark" situation, where
there is minimal code being processed.  In a real world environment, the
difference tends to close quite a bit.
Bob Zale
PowerBASIC Inc.
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user: You are replying to David Kiesling about "programming channels on I".

They wrote:
DK> From: dnskiesling@telis.org (David Kiesling)
DK> Subject: programming channels on IRC
DK> I tried asking this in IRC, but the egotistical C programmers there
DK> don't like anyone who doesn't use C.

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assistant: Hello David.
25 Mar 98 01:32, David Kiesling wrote to All:
Personally, I think C sucks... :P  I prefer TurboPASCAL, but I _ALWAYS_ have
a copy of PowerBASIC lurking on my hard drive... it's great for fast programs
where everything doesn't have to be setup.
Besides, AppleBASIC (ProBASIC?) was my very first computer language.  To
ditch BASIC of any flavor would be to ditch my roots.
Besides, with how structured BASIC has become, it's still a great language to
write in.
In fact, I'm working on a door right now using DWDoor.
Later,
Sean
... Delete Windows?  What fool INSTALLED it?
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user: You are replying to Peter.Waller about "Hex Addresses".

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assistant: In a deposition submitted under oath, Peter.waller said:
 P > Hello,
 P > I am Currently makeing a cheat Prog and it involves changing
 P > hexadecimal values. IS THIS POSSIBLE WITH POWER BASIC?
    Yes.  Open the file in binary mode, seek to the proper offset in the
 file and put the new character.
 P > Sorry, I have had a temper lately! Well How can I I am a  kid of 11!
    Hmph.  Yeah, we've just seen what 11 year old kids with tempers can
 do, in Jonesboro, Arkansas.  How about learning to control your temper
 instead of lashing out at strangers about some insignificant problem
 your having?
... Parturiunt montes, nascetur ridiculus mus.
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user: You are replying to Lawrence Gordon about "Hex Addresses".

They wrote:
LG> On 29 Mar 98, Bob Sewell wrote to Peter.waller:
BS>     Hmph.  Yeah, we've just seen what 11 year old kids with tempers
BS> can  do, in Jonesboro, Arkansas.  How about learning to control your
BS> temper  instead of lashing out at strangers about some insignificant
BS> problem your having?
LG> The Internet side of this conference is unmoderated, Bob. As the fido
LG> side moderator, however, my position is "let the moderator do
LG> the moderating."

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assistant: In a deposition submitted under oath, Lawrence Gordon said:
 P > Sorry, I have had a temper lately! Well How can I I am a  kid of 11!
    T'was not an attempt to do your job, Lawrence.  It had everything to
 do with the larger picture, both in and outside Fido, at and away from
 his computer.
... I.R.S.: We've got what it takes to take what you've got!
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user: You are replying to All about "Re: Ansi problem ?".

They wrote:
>
>     I have recently created a com program for text mode that uses an Ansi
>routine for printing to display.  When trying to convert to VGA mode (Screen
>12), however, the printed Ansi text scrolls very slowly.
>     Does anyone know of a method to print Ansi to graphical screens without
>slowing down the scroll of the text so much?  Any help would be greatly
>appreciated.
>
>     Thanks.
>
>

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assistant: From: ncha278974@aol.com (NCha278974)
Subject: Re: Ansi problem ?
    You're screwed, buddy  <g>
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assistant: From: "Wayne Lampiasi" <WayneL@Sprintmail.com>
Subject: New Message's Test
Hi All,
I havent seen any new message's in the Alt.Lang.Powerbasic newsgroup
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Thank All...
Wayne.
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user: You are replying to All about "Re: The Tile Method of Ga".

They wrote:
>I am writting a cnc program to control a minature lathe in qbasic and I
>wondering if there is any way  I  can call separate files when
>needed and close them when I am done using them...
>
>In other word I want my program to be like the pro's  several  files
>having different functions..

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assistant: From: d83@ath.forthnet.gr (Don Schullian)
Subject: Re: The Tile Method of Game Programming...
On 27 Mar 1998 00:42:32 GMT, ncumm60126@aol.com (NCumm60126) wrote:
Sure, no problem with that...
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user: You are replying to All about "Re: Saving Si And Di?".

They wrote:
-> If your routine doesn't change the registers, you don't have to

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assistant: From: "Barry Erick" <berick@epix.net>
Subject: Re: Saving Si And Di?
Your assembly routine may be altering the registers. Right from the manual,
in the Users Guide, under Saving Registers:
  'For external routines and ASM statements, you need to save the SI, DI,
BP, DS, SS and SP registers.
save them. However, most BIOS and DOS interrupts destroy most registers, so
it is better to be safe than sorry. '
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user: You are replying to All about "Graphics primitives and i".

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assistant: From: Krogg <krogg.no.to.spam@inspace.net>
Subject: Graphics primitives and inline asm sources.
Does any one have any canned powerbasic inline asm routines for drawing
circles and or lines in mode 13h.Hell,any kind of inline asm routines for
mode 13h are cool if you want to share.If they are your own could you please
comment them.I want to learn from them and tweek them if possible.
                 Regards,
                       Krogg
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assistant: From: Krogg <krogg.no.to.spam@inspace.net>
Subject: pb3.5:asm shl  di,6   why dont it werk?
I was testing(for speed) some inline asm code for plotting points to mode
13h in powerbasic 3.5 and ran in to an error trying the following:
asm     mov     ax,&ha000
asm     mov     es,ax
asm     mov     bx,y%
asm     mov     di,bx
asm     xchg    bh,bl
asm     shl     di,6     <------------this line gives error
asm     add     di,bx
asm     add     di,x%
asm     mov     al, col?
asm     mov     [es:di],al
this is what i get  "Error 497: Assembler syntax error"
I dunno why it wont work.
I really wanted to test this code because it uses the shl instead of a
mul,the shl is supposed to be faster.Can anyone shed some light on this for
me?
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user: You are replying to All about "Re: pb3.5:asm shl  di,6".

They wrote:
>I was testing(for speed) some inline asm code for plotting points to mode
>13h in powerbasic 3.5 and ran in to an error trying the following:
>asm     mov     ax,&ha000
>asm     mov     es,ax
>asm     mov     bx,y%
>asm     mov     di,bx
>asm     xchg    bh,bl
>asm     shl     di,6     <------------this line gives error
>asm     add     di,bx
>asm     add     di,x%
>asm     mov     al, col?
>asm     mov     [es:di],al
>this is what i get  "Error 497: Assembler syntax error"
>I dunno why it wont work.
>I really wanted to test this code because it uses the shl instead of a
>mul,the shl is supposed to be faster.Can anyone shed some light on this for
>me?
>
>

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assistant: From: Tech@SoftByteLabs.com
Subject: Re: pb3.5:asm shl  di,6   why dont it werk?
On Tue, 31 Mar 1998 12:12:38 -0500, Krogg
<krogg.no.to.spam@inspace.net> wrote:
Change it to this...
asm	mov	cl, 6
asm	shl	di, cl
SHL can only use 1 or CL
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