The LisaTalk Report V02 N03

A SERVICE AND SUPPORT JOURNAL The LisaTalk Report INFORMATION ON OPTIMIZING YOUR LISA & MAC XL COMPUfER SYSTEMS --Fall '86: Vol. 2, No. 3 e ap = $10.50 Industry Quotes About ZBasic ™ Turbo-charges your BASIC programs. Compare ZBasic's performance against other languages: Run Compile** Sieve Benchmark* Time Time mM®-MSDOS IM (PC-XT 8088--The AT is at least twice as fast) ZBasic ™Compiler 13. 7 20 BASICA interpreter 2190 na IBM® BASIC Compiler 14.7 120 Turbo Pascal™ 2.0 Compiler 14.1 20 Macintosh TM (68000) 7.0 684.0 8.8 6.6 ZBasic TM Compiler MSBasic ™ 2. l interpreter Softworks C™ Compiler TML Pascal™ Compiler 10 na 445 120 Space does not permit showing the speed of ZBasic on all computers but the relationships are about the same. All times in seconds. *The Run-time is the time it takes a language to execute 10 iterations of the Sieve benchmark in Byte Magazine, January 1983. **Time required to create a stand-alone application (double clickable on Mac .. COM file on MSDOSTM systems) . Lightning Fast Compilation ''Compilation is so fast it is indistinguishable from a BASIC interpreter ... '' BYTE, May 1986 Stand-Alone Commercial Applications Programs you create don't require ZBasic to be there to execute and there's no royalties to pay for commercial programs you create and sell. "Superb Documentation" "The 387 page manual is a model of clarity and organization. The documentation is superb, solidifying our impression that someone worked incredibly hard to make ZBasic a benchmark for all other BASIC compilers." (The new revised 3rd edition is even better.) PC WEEK, November 1985 Loads of Standard Features • Highlights Errors • No Royalties • Indents Loops/structures • Single Step debugging • Fast String processing • No garbage collection • Device ind. File I/O ''[program] . . . compilation is so fast that execution is indistinguishable from a BASIC interpreter start-up [and a ZBasic compiled program] is extremely fast and accurate . . . '' T .J. Byers, BYTE 5/86 ''ZBasic is unquestionable an excellent implementation ofthe language . . . [and] ZBasic comes with one of the best user manuals in the industry. '' James McKelvy, INCIDER 12/85 ''ZBasic is a powerful offering ·. .. provides the flexibility of Turbo Pascal and the speed of compiled BASIC ... Kudos to Zedcor and to all users to make the wise decision to use ZBasic to the fellest. '' Garry Ray, PC WEEK 11/85 ''a better better BASIC . . . with a comprehensive and comprehensible manual.'' Dennis Dykstra, PC WORLD 8/86 ''... the fastest BASIC available. The manual is my favorite too. It is well written, in reference style that makes finding things easy. The breadth of instructions in this BASIC is amazing. Even Appletalk access is provided for. ZBasic is an easy way to get fast compiled programs, which are double clickable, with very good MS BASIC compability. [and] . . . You may use direct [Macintosh] toolbox calls using ZBasic. '' Dave Kelly, MACTUTOR 8/86 ''ZBasic is an…