Posts Tagged ‘Macintosh’

Fun with QuickBasic for Mac

February 2nd, 2009 by kteck | No Comments | Filed in Bending

For the fun of it I ported my dos simulation basic program from applesoft basic to Microsoft Quickbasic for Mac… There are quite a few differences to get over. The result of this was far more clean and tidy code too… feel free to port it back to applesoft for the fun of it. Even tho it looks less impressive/not good enough to fool anyone im releasing it anyway :)

For those with old macs you can download a copy of QuickBasic For Mac here…

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10 clear
20 print “APPLE IO.SYS for MS-DOS (R) Version 5.0 for Macintosh”
30 print “Copyright (C) 1981 Apple Computer”
40 print “Copyright (C) 1981-1991 Microsoft Corporation”
50 print “”
60 print “Current Date is Fri 1-30-2009″
61 input “Enter new date (MM-dd-yy):”; d1$
62 if d1$ = ” then got 70
70 print “Current Time is 0:33:26.26″
71 input “Enter new time:”; d2$
72 if d2$ = then got 80
80 print “”
90 print “Microsoft (R) MS-DOS (R) Version 5.0 for Macintosh”
100 print “(C)Copyright Microsoft Corp 1981-1991″
110 print “”
120 input “C:\>”; prompt$
121 if prompt$ = “exit” then end
122 if prompt$ = “ver” then goto 230
123 if prompt$ = “restart” then goto 200
124 if prompt$ = “cls then goto 210
125 if prompt$ = “” then goto 120
126 if prompt$ = “dir” then goto 220
127 goto 120

200 cls
201 goto 10
210 cls
211 goto 120
220 print “30/10/1991 12:00 PM autoexec.bat”
221 print “30/10/1991 12:00 PM config.sys”
222 print “30/10/1991 12:00 PM <DIR> Dos”
123 print ” 3 File(s) 41 bytes”
124 print ” 1 dir(s) 45,939 bytes free”
125 goto 120
230 print “Microsot(R) MS-DOS (R) Version 5.0 for Machintosh”
231 goto 120

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RSS Digest - #29 - Layoffs,Apple,and more…

January 27th, 2009 by kteck | No Comments | Filed in General

IBM and TI feel the heat, lay off thousands
Why Twitter Shouldn’t Sell
iPhone sales surge year-on-year
WTF? A Gaming Notebook That Costs Under a Grand
New Core 2 Quad iMacs could be around the corner
Senate okays digital TV transition delay to June 12th
17 Noteworthy Alternatives To Google Notebook - Mashable
What You Should Expect From Apple Over the Next Few Months
Apple Nvidia Update Fixes Some Mini DisplayPort Dual-Link DVI Issues, Boosts HD Video Performance [Apple]
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New iPhone ad posted, new apps featured
Macintosh 25th Anniversary Reunion: Where Did Time Go?
Internet Explorer 8 RC1 Now Available
Opinion: Netbook makers should stop adding fluff and focus on screen resolution
eBay may be considering selling Skype
Two new trojan horses threaten Mac software pirates
Microsoft’s IE8 Release Candidate Is Live; Nearly Identical To Final Release
James Taylor Gives Unfortunate Taxi Passenger an iPod Loaded With His Songs [IPod]
Fake Android G2 Phones Invading the World [Android]
New Zealander buys used MP3 player, finds classified US Army files in like-new condition
Android Cupcake screenshots show new QWERTY, settings
Monster.com Attacked By Hackers Again!
Linux keeps dying
What’s wrong with buying apps for 99 cents?
iLife ‘09 gets a ship date
Simpsons switching to high definition for season 20 premiere
Disney tries to give Blu-ray a jumpstart
YouTube Now Lets You Erase Those Dumb Comments You Regret You Made
Sprint axing 8,000 employees, Philips 6,000
Apple’s Years With and Without Steve Jobs (TIMELINE)
Unreal Tournament 3 deathmatches: now with 4-player Wiimote support
Visenta V1 multitouch wireless keyboard gets the hands-on treatment
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Sony adds four new PSP “Carnival Colors” to worship
A Conversation With Bill Gates

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RSS Digest - #27 - Happy 25th Mac & More…

January 25th, 2009 by kteck | No Comments | Filed in RSS Digest

Here are the links for: Saturday, January 24rd 2008…

Happy sixth birthday WordPress!
Where Is iPhone OS 2.3?
Apple Patent Would Automatically Adjust Speaker Volume
IBM Confirms Layoffs - PC World
What made the Mac different
Apple Mac Computers Through The Ages (Pics)
Is the Apple TV worth it?
Lego Chuck Taylor Sneakers Look Even Less Comfortable Than Usual [Lego]

Apple Still Thriving on 25th Anniversary of the Mac
Microsoft extends Windows 7 beta downloads to February 10
Windows Mobile 6.5 shows up on the Compulab exeda
Linus Switches From KDE to Gnome
Video: Steve Jobs Giving His First Big Demo
Apple’s Macintosh Turns 25 Years Old Today
The Mac at 25: How Mac gaming has changed
Lego’s Digital Box Shows Completed 3D Models With No Construction Needed [Lego]
Zune sales are struggling
7 things Apple got disastrously wrong
Microsoft ‘Vista Capable’ Settlement Cost Could Be Over $8 Billion
The Mac at 25: Best Mac games
Maybe Yahoo Was Destined to Flounder
The Mac at 25: Forgotten Apple products
Microsoft reports $100M decline in Zune revenue
25 Years of Macintosh: Our Favorite Mac Moments
Guardian Interview With Andy Hertzfeld
Palm Treo Pro delayed until after Valentine’s Day
Palm Chats with Facebookers, Explains Pre’s Lack of MicroSD [Palm Pre]
Datto gets official with Box 2 Box specs, pricing
Hands on with Sony’s Vaio P netbook
Ubuntu 8.04.2 LTS released
What’s Shaking in the Windows 7 Beta: The Windows!
A Teacher Asking Students To Destroy Notes?
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Microsoft Learning spoofs “I love the whole world”
The API Wars
The PC Industry: Before

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RSS Digest - #26 - Windows 7,Apple,Palm, and more….

January 24th, 2009 by kteck | No Comments | Filed in General

Here are the links for: Friday, January 23rd 2008…

25 Years of Macintosh in photos
Acer intros 10in Aspire One netbook
App Store mirrors allow for browsing sans iTunes
Apple fans mark 25 years of Mac devotion
Apple reaches $22.5 million settlement for scratched iPod nanos
Boxee now supports ABC with Lost and Scrubs now streaming
Bugs In Microsoft Technical Documentation Rising
Delay in analog TV shutdown presents challenges
Download Windows 7 Now, Before It’s Too Late [Reminder]
Engadget goes all the way with Windows 7 Beta
Engineering the Windows 7 “Windows Experience Index”
Happy 25th, Macintosh!
How to Get Emoji Emoticons in iPhone SMS Messages Easily
iPhone App Store rewards the lazy
John Slater: So, What Exactly *Is* Mozilla?
Lian-Li PC-888: The New Big Blue [PCs]
Microsoft Flight Simulator developers hit particularly hard by job cuts
Microsoft To Cut 5,000 Jobs As Profits Fall 11%
Palm Responds to Apple’s Legal Posturing With Even More Posturing [Palm]
Police seize Indymedia server (again)
Resident Evil 5 Xbox 360 Is Red Like Dead Zombie Blood [Xbox 360]
Samsadness: Samsung sales down
Samsung Android to land within months?
Senate OKs DTV Delay, Still Needs Money for Coupons
Skype Sees a Bright Future; Will It Be Spun Off?
Snow Leopard Screenshot Leaks?
Sony’s Webbie HD reviewed: cheap but not a bargain
The Mac at 25: Six of Apple’s worst products
The Mac at 25: Storage
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What would life after Microsoft look like? Think LEGO.
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Win 7 Tip: Maximize and Dock Your Windows by Dragging to the Screen Edge [Windows 7]
Win 7 Tip: Where the Hell is Add/Remove Programs? [Windows 7]
Windows Vista SP2 delayed?
YouTube officially enables HQ in embedded videos
YouTube To Allow Self-Serve Ads For Major Media Players

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RSS Digest - #25 - More on time this time…

January 23rd, 2009 by kteck | No Comments | Filed in General

Here are the links for: Thursday, January 22nd 2008…

1984 Macintosh Ad Still Rocks Our Socks 25 Years Later [Apple]
20 Windows 7 Tweaks & Tips: Every Secret Uncovered to Date
ABC fiddling with ‘Lost’ broadcasts, making them harder to capture (read: pirate)
Acer to phase out 8.9in Aspire One netbook?
Android for Pre likely, with or without Palm
Apple proves recession-resistant, for now

Apple’s success formula: A simple product line
Designer Chumby up for sale: $600 never seemed so functional
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EA Reveals More Spore Games For 2009
Gizmodo’s Complete Windows 7 Coverage [Windows 7]
Google Feedburner has Rough Start…
Google flaunts Meltdown-proofiness
Google’s FeedBurner Problems on the FrontBurner: You’re SOL
Having Feedburner Issues?.. Well I Told You So!
Intel to halt [some] production
Microsoft Defends Return to DRM
Microsoft to cut up to 5,000 jobs
New Storm OS 4.7.0.90 leaked, includes QWERTY keyboard in portrait mode
News: Browser-based App Store clone appears on web
Nokia, Microsoft drop while Apple stock soars
Pirated version of iWork ‘09 contains a nasty trojan
RAM Disk Puts New Spin On the SSD
Seagate – Give Us Another Chance!
Seagate releases an actual fix for freezing HDDs
The 7 Worst Tech Predictions of All Time
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‘The Source’ stores go up for auction

Tim Cook: Apple Will Aggressively Protect iPhone Intellectual Property
Universal Connections Concepts: USB in Everyday Objects [Design]
Welcome to Black January: Microsoft, Intel, IBM and others lay off tons
Why I can’t get enough of Windows 7 | The Digital Home
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Windows 7 Search Connectors: Twitter, YouTube, Amazon, eBay…
Windows 7 Taskbar Not So Similar To OS X Dock After All
You Stay Classic, Mac OS
Zimbra! founder! quits! Yahoo!

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