ZBasic
ZBasic is a
cross-platform
development system, where the same source code can be compiled to different platforms without any modifications.
In 1991, Harry Gish and 32 Bit Software Inc. of
32-bit-specific machine code as well as VGA and VESA video. Zedcor concentrated on the Macintosh market and renamed it FutureBASIC
.
Features
ZBasic features device independent graphics: the same compiled code can work on different display resolutions and colors, and even in text mode. Original PC versions include graphical support up to EGA for MS-DOS.
ZBasic includes BCD (binary coded decimal) math with precision up to 54 digits.
INDEX$ is an array of variable length strings that can be easily sorted, searched, etc.
References
- ^ TRS-80 releases
- ^ ZBasic manual 'ZBasic, Interactive Compiler', by Andrew R. Gariepy, Scott Terry, David Overton, Greg Branche and Halbert Laing. Documentation by Michael A. Gariepy. Fourth Edition 4/87 (C)1985-1987 Zedcor Inc.
- ^ 'ZBasic-PC/386', modifications by Nando Favaro. Documentation by Harry Gish. First Edition 3/91 (C)1991 32 Bit Software Inc.
- ^ ZBasic 5 reviewed by Dave Kelly for MacTech magazine