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QNews QBasic Newsletter issue 04
QNews QBasic Newsletter
Issue Number 4
134 Members!
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Inside This Issue:
1. [no subject]
2. QB: 4.5
3. QuickBASIC
4. The Final Say
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1. [no subject]
From: william bulmer <chuggaboywil@yahoo.com>
Date: Thursday, August 13, 1998 12:40 PM
QB:
Hi.
I am busy programming a sprite based game and would like to know just
how to create a mask for the sprite. Can someone tell me how to do so?
Also, I've figured out how to use poke, varptr,varseg, and def seg.
Can someone tell me how to use peek?
-William
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2. QB: 4.5
From: Robert E. Aukerman <RAukerman@compuserve.com>
Date: Sunday, August 09, 1998 9:47 PM
QuickBASIC is indeed on the shelf for sale at FRYEs, Woodland Hills, CA
and there is little question Microsoft's copyrights are still in effect.
I suspect the publication date on the boxes is 10 years old but.if they
have inventory in the warehouse that someone will buy why not put it on
the shelf while stocking the other stuff. Relative to their other product
QuickBASIC can't be worth much, but its no cost - pure profit, One can
hardly complain if they ask us to pay for the software. I like gifts as
much as anyone but I don't figure Microsoft owes me anything more than
technical support. Which incidently they do not offer for this product on
sale. Almost all commercial software makers are a little slow delivering
that commodity and complaints are justified. While I have loads of
reasons to be out of sorts and disappointed in Microsoft I don't know how
to justify giving away their software if they don't want it that way.
If Microsoft has a real objection to some exchange of QuickBASIC as not in
their best interest has anyone concerned with the matter made any argument
to soften that position. Is QuickBASIC used for free ware acceptable.
Could it be available through education channels or some other non
commercial path. Will someone offer QuickBASIC technical support in
exchange for Shareware rights. Is there any conspicuous good will MS
would gain by being a little more free with an old DOS based program.
Most companies are willing to talk if they can see some benefit. While it
may clean your spleen to get good and angry at MS it's a damned poor way
to gain good treatment. A little less bile and a lot more thought might
make some headway. Or would everyone in the top 50 just rather stay mad.
R. Aukerman
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3. QuickBASIC
From: Spencer James <spencerjames@hotmail.com>
Date: Friday, August 07, 1998 2:10 AM
I'm trying to write a program in QuickBASIC 4.5 that is like a Operating
System. Can any one help? Code or links?
Spencer James
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4. The Final Say
From: Jeff Rapp <jrapp@geocities.com>
Date: Sunday, August 23, 1998 8:00 PM
Hey all. Sorry for missing last week. Don't know why I didn't get it
out. Must have been somewhere... Ok. I am in the lookout for contests
for the list. I would welcome any good, usable ideas, mind that they
must be regarding QBasic programming. 134 people on the list now!
Wowie! Make sure to tell your friends so we can make it bigger! I'm
also looking for some QBasic sites to review for the list. Nothing else
to say this week, so, See 'Yall Later!
Jeff Rapp
jrapp@geocities.com
ICQ: 2606281
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QNews QBasic Newsletter
Issue Number 5
170 Members!
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Inside This Issue:
1. Hello
2. QB: BUG in Crypt v3.1
3. QB: and Win98
4. QB: Bring back Qb 4.5!
5. qb
6. QB: Tutors?
7. QB News letter
8. QB: Question about keys
9. The Final Say
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1. Hello
From: Sturm
Date: Thursday, October 15, 1998 10:54 AM
Is anyone out there. I have a question? When I downloaded QBasic it asked
for Parameters. What do I need to put in there? I am new to QBasic and I
feel lost. Any help is appriciated.
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2. QB: BUG in Crypt v3.1
From: Deniz Özmen <Deniz.Oezmen@t-online.de>
Date: Thursday, October 15, 1998 8:07 AM
Warning to all folks who have downloaded (e.g. from Future Software) and use my QBASIC encryption program "Crypt v3.1"! I discovered a bug in it when I tried to develop and improve it: if a file is bigger than 1,000,000 bytes, the decryption routine will not work properly and refuse to decrypt the file, which is quite a significant error...
I tried to find the bug for weeks, but I couldn't. If anybody would like to help me (anybody who can help me solve my problem will of course be mentioned in the new, graphical Version of this program), please mail to Deniz.Oezmen@T-Online.de
Thanks!
Deniz
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3. QB: and Win98
From: Jim Robinson <jrobinson@creativemailings.com>
Date: Thursday, October 15, 1998 11:17 AM
I have some programs written in QB4.5 and VBDOS 1.0 that have
subroutines that act as a telephone dialer. Under Windows 98 QB doesn't
seem to be able to open COM1.
Anybody have any ideas?
Jim Robinson
jrobinson@creativemailings.com
