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- From: mhughes@comtch.spk.wa.us (Mark Hughes)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st.tech
- Subject: Re: GFA Basic Manual Wanted
- Message-ID: <g8mmuB1w165w@comtch.spk.wa.us>
- Date: 22 Nov 92 06:14:51 GMT
- References: <1992Nov20.214330.14253@newshost.lanl.gov>
- Sender: bbs@comtch.spk.wa.us (Waffle bbs)
- Organization: Waffle BBS at CompuTech Spokane, Washington
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- hutch@bellman.lanl.gov (John Hutchinson) writes:
- > Mark, there has been a LOT of confusion lately as to the status of GFA BASIC
- > for the Atari platform. I too, thought that Richter had purchased the entire
- > rights to the Atari version but evidently, this is NOT so. Here is an
- > excerpt from a letter by John Barger, Tech Director at GFA Software Tech in
- > Salem, Mass that was in the Nov issue of Current Notes:
- >
- > "It is important for people to know that GFA-BASIC and GFA Software
- > Technologies, Inc., are here to stay and fully support the Atari market.
- > Said support can be shown in the imminent release of GFA BASIC 3.7 with more
- > new features than you can "shake a joystick at" (including a new GEM-Based
- > editor, a faster compiler, and Falcon/Multi-TOS compatability).
- >
- > If Richter ever comes out with a 4.0 GFA BASIC with all the features that
- > were rumored/promised in an earlier post here, then that's fine with me.
- > But in the meantime, GFA Software Technologies in the US is still with us.
- >
- > For more info, contact:
- >
- > GFA Software Technologies, Inc.
- > 27 Congress Street
- > Salem, MA 01970
- > (508)744-0201
-
- Ah... I was not aware of this (I don't get any ST mags right now...
- and since I'm not on DELPHI right now, c.s.a.s is my main source of ST
- news right now)... Is there a review of GFA 3.7? I'd like to keep
- straight compatibility with the DOS/Windows/Amiga (and someday Mac and
- OS/2) versions... The C-translator is a great concept, if it works right
- (I'd rather code some stuff in C, and the current compiler is a pain to
- do that with).
-
- A feature comparison would be cool when they both come out... Any
- volunteers in net-land?
-
- - Mark Hughes (Caves of Steel 509-624-2078) mhughes@comtch.spk.wa.us
- "And just where are the rights to GFA split between Richter and GFA?"
-