Date   : Sun, 02 Apr 2006 10:26:18 +0100
From   : Andy Armstrong <andy@...>
Subject: Re: Basic & BBC Basic

On 2 Apr 2006, at 06:15, Jon Ripley wrote:
> An excellent tutorial for beginners is available that is eminently  
> suitable for teaching anyone the basics of the language.  BBC BASIC  
> for Windows is certified by the National Grid for Learning
>
> BBC BASIC for Windows:
> http://rtrussell.co.uk/products/bbcwin/

Well I've used BBC Basic a fair bit in the last twenty years and I  
still have a lingering affection for it - but I can't see any reason  
to prefer a closed source, proprietary language which is available  
only for Windows over a cleanly designed, modern, free language like  
Python.

-- 
Andy Armstrong, hexten.net