Converting GWBASIC to ASCII Taxt

[PeterM]

Use RB58.com at http://www.powerbasic.com/files/pub/tools/dos/

[ArarghMai...@not.at.arargh.com]

On Sun, 25 Apr 2010 10:18:41 -0700 (PDT), PeterM <pmhi...@gmail.com>
wrote:

>Use RB58.com at http://www.powerbasic.com/files/pub/tools/dos/

Or, SAVE"name",A
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[Auric__]

On Sun, 25 Apr 2010 23:28:22 GMT, wrote:

> On Sun, 25 Apr 2010 10:18:41 -0700 (PDT), PeterM <pmhi...@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>>Use RB58.com at http://www.powerbasic.com/files/pub/tools/dos/
> Or, SAVE"name",A

I read an article on the www several years ago where some guy had sat down
and figured out the entire encoding for some reason. I'm sure it's still
around.

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[ArarghMai...@not.at.arargh.com]

On Mon, 26 Apr 2010 14:35:19 GMT, "Auric__"
<not.m...@email.address> wrote:

>On Sun, 25 Apr 2010 23:28:22 GMT, wrote:
>
>> On Sun, 25 Apr 2010 10:18:41 -0700 (PDT), PeterM <pmhi...@gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>>Use RB58.com at http://www.powerbasic.com/files/pub/tools/dos/
>> Or, SAVE"name",A
>
>I read an article on the www several years ago where some guy had sat down
>and figured out the entire encoding for some reason. I'm sure it's still
>around.

I did the same for a mini-computer Basic, back around 1985 or so. More
time consuming than difficult.

[Dustin Cook]

ArarghMai...@NOT.AT.Arargh.com wrote in
news:h25ct5lghqeaailnm...@4ax.com:

> On Mon, 26 Apr 2010 14:35:19 GMT, "Auric__"
> <not.m...@email.address> wrote:
>
>>On Sun, 25 Apr 2010 23:28:22 GMT, wrote:
>>
>>> On Sun, 25 Apr 2010 10:18:41 -0700 (PDT), PeterM
>>> <pmhi...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>>Use RB58.com at http://www.powerbasic.com/files/pub/tools/dos/
>>> Or, SAVE"name",A
>>
>>I read an article on the www several years ago where some guy had sat
>>down and figured out the entire encoding for some reason. I'm sure
>>it's still around.
> I did the same for a mini-computer Basic, back around 1985 or so. More
> time consuming than difficult.
>

It was all tokenized wasn't it?

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[Tom Lake]

>>>I read an article on the www several years ago where some guy had sat
>>>down and figured out the entire encoding for some reason. I'm sure
>>>it's still around.

Here's one:

http://www.chebucto.ns.ca/~af380/GW-BASIC-tokens.html

>> I did the same for a mini-computer Basic, back around 1985 or so. More
>> time consuming than difficult.
>>
>
> It was all tokenized wasn't it?
>

If it was, it wasn't a DEC machine. BASIC Plus saved its source in ASCII.

Tom Lake

[Dustin Cook]

"Tom Lake" <tl...@twcny.rr.com> wrote in
news:hr6kg2$r10$1...@news.albasani.net:

No, my bad. I was thinking of gwbasic.. default was a tokenized save... ,a
saved as ascii if memory serves...

[ArarghMai...@not.at.arargh.com]

On Tue, 27 Apr 2010 01:23:34 GMT, Dustin Cook
<bughunte...@gmail.com> wrote:

>ArarghMai...@NOT.AT.Arargh.com wrote in
>news:h25ct5lghqeaailnm...@4ax.com:
>
>> On Mon, 26 Apr 2010 14:35:19 GMT, "Auric__"
>> <not.m...@email.address> wrote:
>>
>>>On Sun, 25 Apr 2010 23:28:22 GMT, wrote:
>>>
>>>> On Sun, 25 Apr 2010 10:18:41 -0700 (PDT), PeterM
>>>> <pmhi...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>Use RB58.com at http://www.powerbasic.com/files/pub/tools/dos/
>>>> Or, SAVE"name",A
>>>
>>>I read an article on the www several years ago where some guy had sat
>>>down and figured out the entire encoding for some reason. I'm sure
>>>it's still around.
>> I did the same for a mini-computer Basic, back around 1985 or so. More
>> time consuming than difficult.
>>
>
>It was all tokenized wasn't it?

The one I did was.

[Dustin Cook]

ArarghMai...@NOT.AT.Arargh.com wrote in
news:nd5et5hlae1hdteup...@4ax.com:

> On Tue, 27 Apr 2010 01:23:34 GMT, Dustin Cook
> <bughunte...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>>ArarghMai...@NOT.AT.Arargh.com wrote in
>>news:h25ct5lghqeaailnm...@4ax.com:
>>
>>> On Mon, 26 Apr 2010 14:35:19 GMT, "Auric__"
>>> <not.m...@email.address> wrote:
>>>
>>>>On Sun, 25 Apr 2010 23:28:22 GMT, wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> On Sun, 25 Apr 2010 10:18:41 -0700 (PDT), PeterM
>>>>> <pmhi...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>>Use RB58.com at http://www.powerbasic.com/files/pub/tools/dos/
>>>>> Or, SAVE"name",A
>>>>
>>>>I read an article on the www several years ago where some guy had
>>>>sat down and figured out the entire encoding for some reason. I'm
>>>>sure it's still around.
>>> I did the same for a mini-computer Basic, back around 1985 or so.
>>> More time consuming than difficult.
>>>
>>
>>It was all tokenized wasn't it?
> The one I did was.

Yep.. time consuming. Did you do it all by hand or write yourself a util
to do some of the work?

[ArarghMai...@not.at.arargh.com]

On Tue, 27 Apr 2010 22:15:37 GMT, Dustin Cook
<bughunte...@gmail.com> wrote:

>ArarghMai...@NOT.AT.Arargh.com wrote in
>news:nd5et5hlae1hdteup...@4ax.com:
>
>> On Tue, 27 Apr 2010 01:23:34 GMT, Dustin Cook
>> <bughunte...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>>ArarghMai...@NOT.AT.Arargh.com wrote in
>>>news:h25ct5lghqeaailnm...@4ax.com:
>>>
>>>> On Mon, 26 Apr 2010 14:35:19 GMT, "Auric__"
>>>> <not.m...@email.address> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>On Sun, 25 Apr 2010 23:28:22 GMT, wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> On Sun, 25 Apr 2010 10:18:41 -0700 (PDT), PeterM
>>>>>> <pmhi...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>Use RB58.com at http://www.powerbasic.com/files/pub/tools/dos/
>>>>>> Or, SAVE"name",A
>>>>>
>>>>>I read an article on the www several years ago where some guy had
>>>>>sat down and figured out the entire encoding for some reason. I'm
>>>>>sure it's still around.
>>>> I did the same for a mini-computer Basic, back around 1985 or so.
>>>> More time consuming than difficult.
>>>>
>>>
>>>It was all tokenized wasn't it?
>> The one I did was.
>
>Yep.. time consuming. Did you do it all by hand or write yourself a util
>to do some of the work?

Wrote a program. Should still have it, but can't find it just now.