From: Martin DeMello <martindemello@...>
Date: 2009-11-03T05:37:03+09:00
Subject: Re: [QUIZ] Hamurabi (#223)

"8k MICROSOFT BASIC", apparently :) It's the one here:
http://www.dunnington.u-net.com/public/basicgames/HMRABI

martin

On Tue, Nov 3, 2009 at 2:01 AM, William Manire <williamkmanire@gmail.com> wrote:
> BASIC wasn't that bad...
>
> it was horrible :)
>
> Just out of curiosity, which BASIC interpreter was the BASIC script you're
> trying to port written for?
>
> 2009/11/2 Martin DeMello <martindemello@gmail.com>
>
>> On Mon, Nov 2, 2009 at 5:29 AM, James Edward Gray II
>> <james@graysoftinc.com> wrote:
>> >
>> > I wrote a super minimal BASIC interpreter to avoid translating the code.
>> >  (Yes, I am aware that's insane.  I'll seek help.)
>>
>> Wow, I thought translating the code would be fairly simple, but it's a
>> morass of gotos and one-letter variables. I think I'd have written the
>> interpreter a lot quicker :) But now my stubborn side has kicked in
>> and I'm going to finish the translation instead.
>>
>> martin
>>
>>
>
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