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Post by carlgundel on Feb 13, 2008 1:17:18 GMT -5
Now that Run BASIC has been out more than a month, I think it would be great to ask you all what you've been doing with it. I mean we have almost a hundred and fifty members here, and most of you are probably running a copy of Run BASIC Personal Server. So, it also makes sense to ask in the context of what you've been up to, what new feature of Run BASIC would be helpful to you in your current project(s) and and what would be helpful in your next project(s)? Thanks! -Carl Gundel author of Run BASIC
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Post by ekvirtanen on Feb 13, 2008 1:31:34 GMT -5
I have good plans to use RB for creating a simple bulletin board. Also a plan to use RB for easy user contributions for PCopy! contributions. Though, not goin far with these plans until linux version is out. Now, i am having fun with your tinyBasic example from mainsite. Some text games i have done also. RB is neat.
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Post by mikeukmid on Feb 13, 2008 7:03:31 GMT -5
If you have already visited my RB server you will have seen a Family messaging system, a couple of remote control prototypes utilising a Velleman I/O board, graphic LEDs and web cam. There is also a scenic banner which changes randomly, an animated GIF, a MIDI file to play and an embedded media player which does not yet work! Also you will find a bit of amusement from a '5 unit Murray code punched tape simulator' which after entering some text, will make a graphic tape which can be printed. The latter, Carl, would benefit from a circlefilled command if you can fit that in sometime soon! (Iv'e tried drawing circles with a larger pen and concentric circles, but a filled circle is better.) IIRC, the default pen in LB is a round one and in RB is square so 'set' with a large pen gives a large square. Is it too much to ask for a choice of pen? Everything on my server was written as part of the beta testing and continued learning process - still lots to learn - but eventually I aim to have a remote controlled security system working when I can build a low-energy quiet and cool PC. (Cool as in not hot) and an information system for access when away from home. For now the times my server is likely to be on-line are as those on the wiki Links. Due to high energy costs in the UK, I can't leave it on 24/7. If anyone knows of a solar powered laptop with air cooled CPU for £100/$200 please let me know Also if you know how to fit 36 hours into a day ......... Mike.
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Post by turbov21 on Feb 13, 2008 12:54:29 GMT -5
So, it also makes sense to ask in the context of what you've been up to, what new feature of Run BASIC would be helpful to you in your current project(s) and and what would be helpful in your next project(s)? Something like httppost$ would be nice. Seeing all the photo galleries people are writing has gotten me thinking about working on my own, but I would love to be able to store my pictures at Flickr. Right now httpget$ lets me pull pictures, but there's no way to upload them with RBP. That would add a whole new dimension of functionality to RPB, to be able to push data out as well as pull it in. As for what I've been doing, my favorite project to date is my ToDo list program. I've been using that to keep up with what needs to be done with other personal projects.
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Post by ekvirtanen on Feb 14, 2008 6:44:47 GMT -5
I think that i will try to build on-line basic interpreter (a simple one) when i get my hands on linux version. Yes, rB is first software in last 2 years which has been worht of it's price.
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Post by Janet on Feb 15, 2008 11:25:47 GMT -5
Now that I've played around a bit and feel comfortable with Run BASIC, it's time to create a program a bit more serious than Sudoku. Building on Jerry's RB Ideas List, I'm designing an app that will allow students to - Select a drug from a listbox
- Use Google to find an appropriate source of information
- Copy and paste that url as a link
- Use that source to answer some basic questions about that particular drug
- Preview / print a report
- Save that information to file so I can retrieve, view, and grade
Depending upon the outcome, this will almost certainly be implemented next fall in Introductory to Pharmacology (beginning student nurse level). At the moment, I'm using arrays, but I can foresee moving to sql before the project is finished.
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Post by BillSturm on Feb 18, 2008 10:28:31 GMT -5
I have purchased a copy of RB and I plan to create an application to serve data from a wireless network of microcontrollers. This will give a user an easy way to monitor and/or configure their embedded systems.
I haven't really gotten past the planning stages yet, but later this year I would like to offer systems for sale. There will be two halves to the product, one half is a server software package plus wireless networking hardware. It may be offered as as a small PC with everything preinstalled for ease of installation. This half will utilize Run Basic and Liberty Basic.
The second half is a small box with a microcontroller and I/O. There will be one or more of these on a wireless mesh network. These will be programmed in Basic or Forth.
The features that I could benefit from most in RB would be serial port access or maybe some sort of inter-process communications. Right now, file I/O to another program is the only option to read the hardware devices.
The Linux version may be beneficial also.
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Post by neiljeff on Feb 18, 2008 22:56:52 GMT -5
BillSturm, it seems that we are on similar tracks. The integration of PC and microcontrollers can be facilitated with RB and LB and (I use) PicBasicPro on the PICmicros. There is a nice webseminar describing the migration from RS232 to USB. LB could easily be used to interface to the PICmicro on the serial link side, and RB on the web side techtrain.microchip.com/webseminars/Archived.aspx "Emulating RS-232 over USB using the PIC18F4550"
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