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This release of HP BASIC v1.7 for OpenVMS on AlphaServer systems (formerly known as Compaq BASIC and DEC BASIC)
provides industry-leading software technology. Version 1.7 is a shareable GEM-based BASIC compiler and run-time support
system for OpenVMS on AlphaServer systems.
This release of HP BASIC v1.7 for OpenVMS on Integrity Server systems provides industry-leading software technology.
Version 1.7 is a shareable GEM-based BASIC compiler and run-time support system for OpenVMS on Integrity Server systems.
These product versions contain the following features:
- Support for performance enhancing qualifiers, /ARCHITECTURE=
and /OPTIMIZE=TUNE= qualifiers
- Combined packaging with the HP BASIC Translator which assists
translating BASIC source code to Visual Basic source code
- Bug fixes
BASIC application developers can:
- Develop applications with the HP BASIC compiler, which supports
procedural programming and is a popular compiler for VAX systems, AlphaServer
systems, and Integrity servers worldwide
- Deploy OpenVMS applications running at peak performance on a
variety of Alpha and I64 processors
- Manage applications with the DECset suite of programming tools
that supports coding, debugging, testing, and maintenance
HP AlphaServer systems
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- Includes support for IEEE floating point data
types (SFLOAT, TFLOAT, XFLOAT)
- Includes support for QUAD integer data type
- Problem Report Corrections
- HP BASIC Translator (AlphaServer systems only)
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- Increased compatibility with database
and other application software
- Increased integer range with a 64-bit integer
- Built-in quality
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