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|    Rob Mccart to MIKE POWELL    |
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|    03 Nov 25 08:04:27    |
      TZUTC: -0500       MSGID: 1081.canada@1:2320/105 2d6de294       REPLY: 1079.canada@1:2320/105 2d6b6a61       PID: Synchronet 3.21a-Linux master/123f2d28a Jul 12 2025 GCC 12.2.0       TID: SBBSecho 3.28-Linux master/123f2d28a Jul 12 2025 GCC 12.2.0       BBSID: CAPCITY2       CHRS: ASCII 1       FORMAT: flowed       RM>> In 1986 I got an IBM and had to learn a new Basic Dos to carry on with        >> things. GW Basic in Canada.. (Guelph Waterloo University)              MP>I never knew that is where the name came from. My first MS-DOS computer        >came with v3.3 and GWBASIC was the basic interpreter that came installed        >with it.              MP>> I always wondered if that were only included with systems sold in Canada.              MP>Apparently it was included on at least some MS-DOS 3.3 systems sold in the        >USA. ;)              Yes, MS-DOS 3.3 was the same OS where I first got it I'm pretty sure.       I got that version with several thick books of documentation..              That said, I later was running AP-Basic (Advance Point I think?)       which was similar to use but offered a lot more Basic commands       and it could compile itself into an EXE file.              ---        * SLMR Rob * Internal stack overflow... Please get a mop and bucket        * Origin: capitolcityonline.net * Telnet/SSH:2022/HTTP (1:2320/105)       SEEN-BY: 105/81 106/201 128/187 129/14 305 153/7715 154/110 218/700       SEEN-BY: 226/30 227/114 229/110 112 275 300 307 317 426 428 470 664       SEEN-BY: 229/700 705 291/111 292/854 320/219 322/757 396/45 460/58       SEEN-BY: 633/280 712/848 902/26 2320/0 105 195 304 5020/400 5075/35       PATH: 2320/105 229/426           |
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