basic 256 freezes with Ubuntu 10.04 and 10.10

geoff1234 · 11-12-2010, 03:08 PM

Basic 256 starts up but after entering a few characters like print "hello" it stops responding. I have tried it on 3 machines, two running Ubuntu 10.04 and one 10.10. All have the same problem.

Drakeo · 11-12-2010, 03:41 PM

read this thread right here get back with me on it. I went here down loaded it compiled it in Slackware then in that terminal I typed ./BASIC256 . this way I run it from the folder I built it in. the UBUNTU has some issues

geoff1234 · 11-14-2010, 11:04 AM

Thanks Drakeo, your first bit of help just baffled me, I am a "newbie", but the second bit I understood and will try out.
Many thanks Geoff1234

geoff1234 · 11-14-2010, 01:09 PM

Hello Drakeo
Thank you for your help, but I have found another way around the problem. I un-installed Basic 256 from Ubuntu, then dusted off one of my Sinclair ZX81s which boots in 1 second (I am not a patient person) and has a syntax checker that spots typos. I am a sloppy typist. Guess someone much smarter than me will fix Basic 256 sometime. Many thanks Geoff1234