Re: gwbasic and 64-bit version of xp

jeroly wrote:
> I purchased BBC Basic which runs fine on the 64-bit version of XP and
> which has syntax similar enough to GWBasic for my dad's purposes.

As speed and accuracy are likely to be important in your father's
applications, you might like to encourage him to include a *FLOAT64
command at the beginning of his programs. That instructs BBC BASIC to
perform double-precision calculations using the PC's Numeric Data
Processor.

Richard.
http://www.rtrussell.co.uk/
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