> The interpreter (xbasic) can be used as a shell. It can run basic-scripts in all environments, p.ex. *.cgi-Scripts for handling web-input.<p>This is both terrifying and something I definitely want to play with.
There was also Basmark QuickBasic Compiler for Linux,<p><a href="https://archive.org/details/bqb49" rel="nofollow">https://archive.org/details/bqb49</a>
> X11-Basic will compile on 64bit systems but it will not be 100% functional. X11-Basic internally uses 32bit pointers (--> VARPTR()). These are not compatible with 64bit. Some tricks have been implemented to make it work anyways, but do not expect 100% compatibility.
I have said it many times before. You could fill a library with all the problem that BASIC leads too. But at its core is a message that is missing a little from modern computing - the ability to jump in and just get something simple built quick. The idea that you control the machine even if it is slow and sludgy.<p>This also goes a lot for the leap from command prompts to GUI's. You trade off control for functionality and that is not necessarily a bad thing. I just wish it was easier to get back to a middle path on this. Many have tried but it all seems a little too fragmented.
I definitely have to put X11 (Xwayland) inside <a href="https://exaequOS.com" rel="nofollow">https://exaequOS.com</a> for running this version of Basic !