My first PC had Basic installed, running under DOS, I think, and you could write simple programs from day one. Now I have a Mac, and I don't think I can make it do 2 plus 2 under program control. (Excel doesn't count.) When & why did they start making you pay for a compiler or interpreter if you want to write simple programs for recreation?
2006-09-29 07:57:34 · 5 answers · asked by daylightpirate 3 in Computers & Internet ➔ Other - Computers
Tried AppleScript?
http://www.apple.com/macosx/features/applescript/
2006-09-29 08:03:59 · answer #1 · answered by Brian G 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I haven't looked at Basic in decades, but there are free development tools, just as GNU C compiler (gcc), which also does C++ and several other languages.
2006-09-29 15:27:25 · answer #2 · answered by Ken H 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Get Linux. http://www.novell.com/products/suselinux/
2006-09-29 15:01:19 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
google freeware compilers
2006-09-29 15:05:29 · answer #4 · answered by Dr. J. 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
use dev C++ for learning and writing small programs.
If you need C lesson by e-mail, write me.
2006-09-29 15:06:40 · answer #5 · answered by iyiogrenci 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋