Date   : Wed, 24 Nov 1982 03:53:00-EST
From   : Frank J Wancho <FJW@Mit-Mc>
Subject: [PLEHN: forwarded]

Although other high level languages are to be encouraged, Al makes a
fair case below for a BASIC software collection.  If anyone has
authored, or knows of public domain software that can be contributed,
please submit your files via mail to INFO-CPM-REQUEST@BRL or FTP them
to either MC:FJW; or MC:W8SDZ; with a follow-up message to the same
address.  As long a space permits, we will move the file(s) to
MC:AR30: and let you know.  You can then send your own message to the
list briefly describing the program.  No games, please.  --Frank

Date: 11/22/82 00:20:58
From: PLEHN

Do you know of any on-line depository of programs in MBASIC (or other
BASICs)?  Nobody seems to admit to using BASIC but I find it very
useful and, when compiled, fast.  I know that lots of good scientific
type BASIC programs exist but I would like to avoid typing the source.
For example: statistics, navigation, path profiles & propagation loss
etc. etc.  I don't see much interest in BASIC on the part of the
INFO-CPM correspondants.  Maybe you know of another host that has a
BASIC interest group??  There are lots of programs available for
Northstar BASIC thru the user groups but I have found that the
programs have bugs or limitations.  They are often the contributions
of gross amateurs who assume particular system configurations, like
POKEs to N* DOS (at an assumed location).

A network depository of BASIC programs is, I feel, likely to have
well written and reliable programs with continuous user refinement.

Know of any such network resource??  Al