I have a USB to serial adaptor. How do I get Chipmunk Basic to use it? I found this in some of the documentation: open "COM1:/dev/cu.modem:1200,N,8,1" for...
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hotpaw2
Oct 10, 2004 11:20 pm
Try using the terminal console app ( ls -ltr /dev ) to find out what devices are added to your /dev directory after you plug in your USB adapter. - Ron...
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hotpaw2
Oct 10, 2004 11:40 pm
On the Basic website: http://www.nicholson.com/rhn/basic/ The 3.5.9b5 release might fix some of the problems reported with open "SFGetFile" ... legacy file...
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hotpaw2
Oct 17, 2004 11:14 pm
It's on the website: http://www.nicholson.com/rhn/basic/ The Chipmunk Basic 3.6.0 release adds: - exit() status (requested for CGI usage) - fn kill() to...
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hotpaw2
Nov 11, 2004 7:07 am
On the website: http://www.nicholson.com/rhn/basic/ This Chipmunk Basic 3.6.0.1 release might fix some problems reported with opening or accessing serial ports...
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Bart Hibbs
bart_hibbs
Nov 15, 2004 6:17 pm
I finally got around to trying that. It works. It also turns out that the code fragment in the mannula works: 20 sp1$ = macfunction("serialpath",1) : print...
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hotpaw2
Nov 17, 2004 5:49 am
At the suggestion of a few satisfied users of Chipmunk Basic, a way to make a donation (via PayPal) has been added to the Chipmunk Basic web page: ...
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hotpaw2
Nov 17, 2004 7:18 pm
I've tested Chipmunk Basic under Mac OS X 10.1, 10.2.8 and 10.3.6; and several other people have reported no problems downloading and running Chipmunk Basic on...
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Trevor Harley
t.a.harley@...
Nov 17, 2004 8:33 pm
It is 3.5.8 worked fine, but both 3.6.0 and 3.6.0b1 cause the same problem you describe. It bounces and does not open a window. I am running 10.3.6 on a 1.25...
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Daniel Lurie
eirulleinad
Nov 21, 2004 4:34 am
If anyone wants a site to discuss BASIC on the Mac in depth, I'd like to recommend: http://www.macbasic.org...
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hotpaw2
Nov 22, 2004 9:03 pm
This is an advanced warning regarding a potential change in the default origin used by all Chipmunk Basic built-in mat (matrix) statements: If the mat print ...
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hotpaw2
Nov 25, 2004 9:07 am
They're on the website: http://www.nicholson.com/rhn/basic/ The Chipmunk Basic 3.6.1 release: - adds the mat print command - adds the option base command -...
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sholtom
Dec 1, 2004 5:26 am
Hi Ok. I'm a beginner and I'm looking to do a number of things, but at this stage I'm not sure if Chipmunkbasic (CB) is the best means. I'm interested in CB...
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genenash_com
Dec 12, 2004 6:12 am
Is there a way to connect to the Internet with the OS9 version? I see there's a "SOCKET" option for the OPEN command using UNIX and OS X. Is there anything...
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hotpaw2
Dec 19, 2004 7:44 pm
The OS9 release of Chipmunk Basic has had no new features for about 3 years, only cross-compiled bug fixes common to all platforms All my test Macs now run OS...
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neal_bhadkamkar
Dec 31, 2004 8:50 am
The notes with the November release indicate that there is support for jpeg sprites. Any pointers on how to create and use one (a jpeg sprite)?...
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neal_bhadkamkar
Dec 31, 2004 8:55 am
Hi. I just joined the forum and was wondering if you ever figured out how to create your own sprites for graphics? I've just posted a question regarding jpeg...
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Jim DeVona
jd_anoved
Jan 5, 2005 11:13 pm
Hello, list - Is there a way to test what version of Chipmunk Basic is running your program, particularly, whether it is the command line or windowed version?...
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sholtom
Jan 6, 2005 10:56 am
Hello, There seems to be a couple of messages missing. I was wondering whether they might have been replies to my previous post. Does anyone know whether there...
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crzdmaniac123
Jan 7, 2005 12:16 am
I am pretty new to programming. I have been doing it since september (a school course) and according to my teacher we are just about to get into games soon....
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Richard L Bianchi
gripperusa
Jan 7, 2005 4:37 pm
... wrote: Check out Message #51 & 52, you can use the errorstatus. - Rick ... your ... or ... to...
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hotpaw2
Jan 7, 2005 7:22 pm
In order to keep the signal-to-noise ratio reasonable, spam email which is unrelated to Chipmunk Basic is occasionally removed from these mailing list...
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Jim DeVona
jd_anoved
Jan 9, 2005 4:09 am
Hi - just thought I'd let any Mac OS X users out there know I've posted a chipmunk basic syntax mode for the code editor Mi (http://www.mimikaki.net/en/) to my...
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yeefam48
Jan 10, 2005 6:28 pm
Hi, Trying to use Chipmunk basic to perform simple text file modifications - I am confused as to where to put the file so it could be found. I am currently...
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yeefam48
Jan 10, 2005 8:24 pm
... as ... Found the default path - it is my Documents. Now trying to figure out if there is a 257 record length is a problem. My file is also be identified as...
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yeefam48
Jan 10, 2005 11:18 pm
... confused ... problem? ... I think I got it all working - as well as I can. • Problems in reading records greater then 254 - seems to truncate read, next...
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hotpaw2
Jan 11, 2005 8:01 pm
Chipmunk Basic can open and read both MacOS and unix formatted files, as well as DOS formatted files. Use open "SFGetFile" for input as, and print the...
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yeefam48
Jan 12, 2005 3:08 am
... files, as well as ... get the full file path ... truncated on input (10 or 13 ... more input and then ... concatenate longer input ... character-by- ... ...
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Jim DeVona
jd_anoved
Jan 12, 2005 3:45 am
Hi folks, I posted another rudimentary chipmunk basic syntax module on my site at http://bingweb.binghamton.edu/~jdevona0/computers/index.html#cbas, this time...
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Jim DeVona
jd_anoved
Jan 12, 2005 5:15 pm
Is there a way to get the height and width (in terms of text rows and columns) of the text console? Sort of like how you can set its position and size using...
