Re: VGA-Planets=PCs ONLY

From: vsim@xs4all.nl (vsim)

Date: Sat, 11 May 1996 00:00:00 +0000

Quoting from: shannon@som-uky.campus.mci.net (shannon wagoner)

> scotten@interaccess.com (Scott) wrote:

> >Joseph Strout <jstrout@ucsd.edu> wrote:

> >>VGA-Planets' players/authors/sellers frequently expound here on how
[snip]

> >Maybe he could license the source code to some Mac freak who could
 > >convert it..........?

> convert it? you do not know any programming do you?

> i would guess it was written in c, all he has to do is send the text
 > oven to a mac and have a c compiler compile the same code on a mac and
 > blamo there it is, just like magic, or p.f.m.

VGA Planets is written in PDS. This is BASIC. So is should be portable
with minor changes. But since BASIC evolving to very high standards
[even NASA uses PowerBasic] and because Tim probaly used libraries of
his own, the idea of portability have to be thrown overboard.

It could be done but it will take ALOT of effort. BTW, no way that
VGA Planets could ever fit in a C64 in it original shape.

Bram.

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References

VGA-Planets=terrific and free!
cg@primenet.com (cg)
Sat, 06 Apr 1996 00:00:00 +0000
Re: VGA-Planets=PCs ONLY
Joseph Strout <jstrout@ucsd.edu>
Mon, 08 Apr 1996 00:00:00 +0000