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michael_m

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Posted: 03:03pm 28 Jun 2011
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How about a feature that allows you to save your BASIC program on board, along with the firmware, so that you won't even need an SD Card???
 
donmck

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Geoff has this in his to do list, but it will be several months before it is released, providing of course, he is able to make it work.

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VK6MRG

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Can a basic program be flashed into ROM and run on startup?
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donmck

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Same answer as before Matthew, see above and below.

Unless I misread either yours or Michael's message.

Geoff has this in his to do list, but it will be several months before it is released, providing of course, he is able to make it work.

Cheers Don...
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Dave Everett
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Posted: 02:47am 11 Jul 2011
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Don't know how but my request for the ability to run 'compiled' programs to speed them up, ended up in another thread.

Dave
 
donmck

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  Dave Everett said   Don't know how but my request for the ability to run 'compiled' programs to speed them up, ended up in another thread.

Dave


A fine idea, but it needs a compiler to be written Dave, doable, but not easy I wouldn't think.

I have added it to the wish list. You may have to refresh page, etc., to see it.

Cheers Don...
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Dave Everett
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  donmck said  
  Dave Everett said   Don't know how but my request for the ability to run 'compiled' programs to speed them up, ended up in another thread.

Dave


A fine idea, but it needs a compiler to be written Dave, doable, but not easy I wouldn't think.

I have added it to the wish list. You may have to refresh page, etc., to see it.

Cheers Don...


I was really just thinking of using the existing compiler, instead of run, you type compile and the interpreter churns out all the hooks, you can save the compiled program to ram or SD card, then run it. Running would involve bypassing the interpreter stage.

Of course, I have not written a single line of Maximite code yet, so I really can't assess the speed penalty of the interpreter.

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  stuarts said   I'd like to see the ability to insert labels into code. To be used as a destination for a goto or gosub. I have code running at the moment that is almost all gosubs and its so hard to read without a lot of comments.
A goto or a gosub to a label can be self documenting.

Summary, Can we have labels.

Stuart


Yes Please Mr Music.

Mik


Absolutely. While it's a big ask, eliminating lines numbers would be nice too.

Dave
 
donmck

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  Dave Everett said  
Of course, I have not written a single line of Maximite code yet, so I really can't assess the speed penalty of the interpreter.

Dave


I'm in much the same boat Dave, apart from a few tests, I haven't done any useful code.

And I know compiled code would scream along.

Cheers Don...
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VK6MRG

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How can a Basic programming language not have line numbers?
What happens to the goto command?
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Dave Everett
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  VK6MRG said   How can a Basic programming language not have line numbers?
What happens to the goto command?


You use labels instead.

Dave
 
James_From_Canb

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Posted: 10:34am 11 Jul 2011
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I think that might have been tongue-in-cheek.

Anyway, I propose an INCLUDE statement. It would "include" the contents of files holding code into the current program as if they had been typed in. That's useful for introducing code snippets or modules of proven code.

"Include" would work really well after line numbers were removed, but would still be useful with line numbers.

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donmck

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  James_From_Canb said  
Anyway, I propose an INCLUDE statement. It would "include" the contents of files holding code into the current program as if they had been typed in. That's useful for introducing code snippets or modules of proven code.

"Include" would work really well after line numbers were removed, but would still be useful with line numbers.

James


Done!

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sparkey

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Posted: 11:58am 11 Jul 2011
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i know i have read others wishing for a mouse connection ...well if it was in edit mode how good and easy to move round"lets say 30-40 lines of programme and jut put the curser where you want it i ...mostly thought this would be an editors dream..regards
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TassyJim

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Currently output is to the VGA and PC-USB simultaneously.

I would like to be able to choose between either/or as well as both.
This would allow debug information to go to one without interfering with normal program output.

Something like:
PRINT goes to both as it does now
SPRINT only goes to screen
UPRINT only goes to the USB (PC) port

Jim
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donmck

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  TassyJim said   Currently output is to the VGA and PC-USB simultaneously.

I would like to be able to choose between either/or as well as both.
This would allow debug information to go to one without interfering with normal program output.

Something like:
PRINT goes to both as it does now
SPRINT only goes to screen
UPRINT only goes to the USB (PC) port

Jim


added to wish list Jim, Wish 31:

http://www.themaximitecomputer.com/wish-list-priority-level- poll/

Cheers Don...Edited by donmck 2011-08-09
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n8mdl
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Posted: 11:14pm 10 Aug 2011
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Most of my projects always seem to center around data acq.
Multi-dimensional arrays would be a plus.
 
donmck

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  n8mdl said   Most of my projects always seem to center around data acq.
Multi-dimensional arrays would be a plus.


OH, OK

I take it we don't have Multi-dimensional arrays currently then?
I know I used them all the time 30 years ago

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BobDevries

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Posted: 11:33pm 10 Aug 2011
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We already have multi-dimension arrays


10 DIM a(10,10)
20 z=0
30 for x = 0 to 10; REM BASE of array is 0 unless otherwise set in OPTION BASE
40 for y = 0 to 10
50 a(x,y) = z
60 z = z + 1
70 next y
80 next z
90 end


However, I can't seem to use "NEXT y,x" as is usual in most BASICs.

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Gizmo

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Posted: 11:48pm 10 Aug 2011
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It would be nice if MMBasic reconised END IF as the same as ENDIF. I use END IF daily in my work but if I try it on a Maximite it throws an error, so I edit the line to ENDIF. Just an annoyance, not important.

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