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[StephenW <winstephen@xxxxxxxxx>]

--- James Knott <james.knott@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Doug McGarrett wrote:
> > I have a copy of chipmunk basic, but I don't know how
> > to run it or use it.  Can anyone here help?  I have a bunch
> > of Basic programs from way back in Dos world, and even CPM 
> > times.  I'd like to be able to run these.  These are on floppies 
> > formatted in DOS style, so can Linux read them? 
> >
> > I guess the first problem is to get the Chipmunk Basic to work.
> > The long list of programs  will be in the DOS format, or 
> > whatever it's called, on floppies.
> >
> >  
> >   
> I've never heard of chipmunk basic.  However, you should have no problem
> reading the DOS floppies, provided they haven't deteriorated through
> time.  I don't know about the CP/M floppies, as IIRC, there were several
> different formats used back in those days, including 8" and 5.25" hard &
> soft sectored disks, with different track layouts.
> 
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Did a google and found it was originally written for Apple and later ported to
Windows and linux - according to Wikipedia:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chipmunk_Basic

winstephen
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