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by admin
Sat Dec 13, 2025 11:15 pm
Forum: Ionic Wind (and Pyxia)
Topic: Express World Wide Web Browser
Replies: 0
Views: 4

Express World Wide Web Browser

While working on Express GUI, I had decided to work on the HTM parsing example included with Express BASIC. In that process, I incorporated a WWW browser using the routines with Express GUI. It was pretty cool, but also daunting. I decided to make a rendition in Emergence BASIC to aid developing the...
by admin
Sat Dec 13, 2025 4:03 pm
Forum: QBasic
Topic: Express GUI
Replies: 0
Views: 1

Express GUI

I have spent several months working on this software. Over 5000 lines of code. Challenges were faced. Coding skills... slightly improved? During development, I had to tackle gui design, random file access, rpn evaluation, wyswyg design, html parsing, file management, font stuff, and more! It was a f...
by admin
Sat Oct 11, 2025 9:08 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Knowledge Management with HTML and nested unordered lists
Replies: 0
Views: 882

Knowledge Management with HTML and nested unordered lists

I'm generating trees of information by using the folder structure and tree command under Windows XP. My approach has revealed two problems with itself. One is that I am ending up with the need to duplicate references that are actual files and folders, causing me to over bloat or limit the scope of m...
by admin
Sun Sep 28, 2025 6:18 pm
Forum: Ionic Wind (and Pyxia)
Topic: Dream Quest JRPG inspired casual mini game
Replies: 1
Views: 22008

Re: Dream Quest JRPG inspired casual mini game

Quick update: I was wondering why the hit sound wasn't playing when my friends were testing the game. I now realized why. The setup didn't copy the wav file due to a missing line. That's so annoying because there was just a windows error sound playing instead of the hit sound. That broke the experie...
by admin
Sun Sep 28, 2025 5:03 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: AI Troubles
Replies: 0
Views: 10026

AI Troubles

I'm starting this thread to share my experience with AI. Starting with my most recent "conversation" with Google AI mode over the frustration I'm having with what should have been a simple search. The following is an eye opening interaction... Me: when the search goes out of its way to pro...
by admin
Sat Jul 12, 2025 6:05 pm
Forum: C/C++
Topic: Express BASIC - an interpreter in C
Replies: 28
Views: 6003150

Re: Express BASIC - an interpreter in C

here's a preview of a new example
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by admin
Fri Jun 27, 2025 7:07 pm
Forum: C/C++
Topic: Express BASIC - an interpreter in C
Replies: 28
Views: 6003150

Small update

Five new examples are now included with Express BASIC (and Express OS)! Horizontal sundial calculations 5 PRECISION 5 10 INPUT "latitude: ", lat 20 INPUT "longitude: ", lon 30 INPUT "meridian: ", mer 40 PRINT CHR$(10); "time sun_hour_angle dial_hour_line_angle"...
by admin
Sun Jun 22, 2025 4:33 pm
Forum: C/C++
Topic: An obfuscated C coding contest
Replies: 18
Views: 259776

Re: An obfuscated C coding contest

Oh man I totally missed that!

There's always next time. Plenty of time to prepare. :)
by admin
Tue Jun 10, 2025 7:14 pm
Forum: 8 bit
Topic: Lucid Apogee 8 bit handheld with BASIC prototype
Replies: 0
Views: 28410

Lucid Apogee 8 bit handheld with BASIC prototype

A second round of prototypes have arrived. These are great! This is a true handheld famiclone with BASIC and educational games, USB charging, lithium battery, tft lcd, and av out. We will be sending this feedback to the manufacturer and continue working towards full production. Pros: AV output funct...
by admin
Sun Jun 08, 2025 6:18 pm
Forum: News
Topic: Product page updates
Replies: 0
Views: 23962

Product page updates

The product page now features new sections with recent releases.

This includes official pages for our line of famiclone software, Express OS, and Dream Quest.

Check it out!