Re: Info on programming language for comp mod games

From: moro1965@my-deja.com

Date: Mon, 11 Oct 1999 00:00:00 +0000

In article <VA.00000958.007d551b@oemcomputer>,
  Ken@timepatternspbm.demon.co.uk wrote:
> In article <7tqteh$q32$1@apple.news.easynet.net>, Taliesin wrote:
> > Hi all,
> > I'm sure you'll know more about this than I, but I have been offered
[Snip]
> I will come out of the closet and admit that I program in Quick Basic
7.1 (I believe!)
[Snip]
> As for platform portability, who needs it? Repeated attempts to get
other GMs to run my
> programs have all met with failure - try getting foreign GMs to pay
royalties!
> The truth is your PBM game is yours and you should run it yourself on
your own platform.
> So portability is useless for your main program.
> Regards Ken Mulholland
>

Good for you Ken !

I believe that you should use whatever fits.

However (you saw this coming right) platform portability becomes
important when trying to learn or get help on a subject.

I for example am a C++/VB coder who has been dabbling with PBM
programming for a while.

I can help with examples of trying to drive e-mail software (primarily
outlook 97/98) from vb.

Denis

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References

Info on programming language for comp mod games
"Taliesin" <dsparrow@NOSPAMukonline.co.uk>
Sun, 10 Oct 1999 00:00:00 +0000
Re: Info on programming language for comp mod games
Ken Mulholland <Ken@timepatternspbm.demon.co.uk>
Mon, 11 Oct 1999 00:00:00 +0000

Referenced By

Info on programming language for comp mod games
"Taliesin" <dsparrow@NOSPAMukonline.co.uk>
Sun, 10 Oct 1999 00:00:00 +0000
Re: Info on programming language for comp mod games
Ken Mulholland <Ken@timepatternspbm.demon.co.uk>
Mon, 11 Oct 1999 00:00:00 +0000