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Joined: 05/03/2018
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| Posted: 09:10am 15 Apr 2025 |
I did not print the 6.00.01 manual, simply becuase I was convinced Peter was not done yet.
But now I believe 6.00.02 will remain for while, especially for 2040 VGA. It was a squeeze before, and even more now. I even think the latest OPTION FAST TRIG is not needed, it has only minimal performance impact, as Kevin has shown.
Last night I realized that MMBasic has become a CISC language.
In microprocessors you have the CISC (Complex Instruction Set) processors like x86, and there was RISC IReduced instruction set (like ARM originally).
Historically BASIC was a RISC language. The core of BASIC only has few instructions. That made it simple to master. These few instructions are still withing MMBasic, but added to it is a wealth of complex additional instructions.
MMBasic may not fall into the category of "easy to learn" languages anymore.
I know, I am older, but I need the manual often. For the CISC instructions.
With something like a 2040 GEEK (you put in your pocket), dragging a paper manual with you is not common. The geek is a product that could benefit from this help system. It has an SD card. So I will try that when the console version is available.
Volhout