Hisoft Basic 2

[KTH]

Hi,

Does someone know where I can find a copy of Hisoft Basic 2 including a working HBASIC.TTP? The copies I found in the net do not have it.

I found this post, but the content is no longer available, unfortunately.

I uploaded this ...

Should be all of HBasic v2.10 without any of my own projects.

http://www.fatrakoon.co.uk/hb2.zip

Its 903K ok?

Thanks.

[TheNameOfTheGame]

Try this one. Maybe it's what you're looking for.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/wl54pg3o6ft4u2l/HISOFTBASIC.zip?dl=1

[KTH]

Thanks so much! In the ZIP file HBASIC.TTP is still missing but the rest of the stuff looks fully functional and I have been able to recompile some of my old code

[Dal]

Are you sure HBASIC.TTP isn’t just HBASIC.PRG renamed? There were a few programs on the ST that behaved as TTP if you just renamed them.

[KTH]

Thank you for the suggestion! I just tried renaming HBASIC.PRG to HBASIC.TTP but unfortunately it did not work, got the GEM app fired up anyway. Worth a try anyway!

[itaboy]

This is the full package

[charles]

kth there are better basics to use ,
why do you choose hisoft basic?

[KTH]

This is the full package

Awesome ... this package has HBASIC.TTP in there ... thank you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[KTH]

kth there are better basics to use ,
why do you choose hisoft basic?

Agreed. I have some code I wrote in HiSoft Basic back in the 90's and I now found it and wanted to see how it worked. Choosing HiSoft Basic at that time was not an educated choice, it was simply the only basic compiler I had available

[charles]

any code geared towards the midi port?
I still write code to aid with music generation /composition

[KTH]

Sorry, nope, it is database-related.

[charles]

great
can manage all my shows!
lol
good luck with the program.
im somewhat current in basic dialect ,
feel free to write me anytime.
charles

[KTH]

Thx!

[gamer1867]

Thanks for the download link and information!

[thedavegray]

kth there are better basics to use ,
why do you choose hisoft basic?

What would you say was better? I had GFA and HB2 and really preferred the development environment used by HB2, also the GEM toolbox was a great help in getting started. I could never see why people raved about GFA if I'm honest.

[lp]

What would you say was better? I had GFA and HB2 and really preferred the development environment used by HB2, also the GEM toolbox was a great help in getting started. I could never see why people raved about GFA if I'm honest.

Not sure why you are replying to a year old post.

GFA supports subroutine folding, you see this on all modern source code editors now days. Instant syntax checking and a built in interpreter. Plus you get automatic code indentation. GFA is still being supported. http://gfabasic.net/

Give HB2 a try with some current MiNT setup you'll find that "development environment" doesn't work. Always crashes when you hit run. The biggest problem I had with HB2 was the editor. You can type any sort of gibberish and it don't care, only at compile time do you get a cascade of errors. Frankly HB2 felt more like 'C' than BASIC.

[charles]

I just wanted to know what aspect drew him into hb2.
its easy to use but takes a lot of space once u write a whole program.
I personally feel hb2 is mid level among basics....... gfa omikron..ldw..fast basic .. these are some of my preferred basics
over hb2.
wouldnt mind finding "true basic " for the Atari or "turing basic" for the Atari and see how those compare.

[lp]

https://www.truebasic.com/atari
They want $25 for the ST version. Not worth it, no compiler.

[charles]

some reason my computer is crippled
that page wont show /load????...

no compiller..
wheres that hiding ,

much like fast basic
where is its compillier??? no where to be found.

[itaboy]

From my experience, Hisoft Basic 2 is a professional product and is a very good product indeed. The editor is quite stable (it is the very same that is used in Lattice C and has been employed in profession environments) and the syntax is clear and well documented.
The fact that it is closer to C (with respect to the cycle: write - compile - link - test) instead of being interpreted, is not so important to me.

[lp]

From my experience, Hisoft Basic 2 is a professional product and is a very good product indeed. The editor is quite stable (it is the very same that is used in Lattice C and has been employed in profession environments) and the syntax is clear and well documented.
The fact that it is closer to C (with respect to the cycle: write - compile - link - test) instead of being interpreted, is not so important to me.

That explains a lot, so it's like Lattice C reskinned with a basic like syntax.
Anyway, jokes aside if that's what people like, have at it. It's unfortunate such a GEM like app doesn't work correctly under mint. The supplied GEM toolbox and the updated one called Enchant also have issues under mint. I stopped using single tasking TOS a long time ago, it cripples my work flow, but that's me. HB2 manuals can be found at devdocs if anyone is looking for them.