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Another Basic creator passed away - RhoSigma - 12-15-2024
As I just found on another Forum,
Mark Sibly, the creator of the "BlitzBasic" language passed away. (https://www.amiga-news.de/en/news/AN-2024-12-00066-EN.html)
RE: Amother Basic creator passed away - grymmjack - 12-15-2024
R.I.P.
RE: Amother Basic creator passed away - SMcNeill - 12-15-2024
RIP Mark Sibly. There's too few of us left and the pool gets smaller every year.
RE: Amother Basic creator passed away - Pete - 12-16-2024
Well I'm still here, but in all fairness, I had nothing to do with BASIC, but I did co-invent the abacus. Beads me who the other guy was.
I do feel bad the reason for his passing was attributed to numerous health problems. It's a shame we couldn't code a SWAP Silby, Gates for this one in our Matrix.
In contrast, Dick Van Dyke just celebrated his 99th birthday by evacuating his fire-side home in Malibu this week. Hopefully he will be around for his 101st so he can vote for a Republican governor.
Now you guys know why I don't get invited to speak at funerals much.
Pete
RE: Amother Basic creator passed away - madscijr - 12-16-2024
(12-15-2024, 03:28 PM)RhoSigma Wrote: As I just found on another Forum,Oh no, was this perhaps related to the Blitz compiler for Commodore 64?
Mark Sibly, the creator of the "BlitzBasic" language passed away. (https://www.amiga-news.de/en/news/AN-2024-12-00066-EN.html)
That allowed my more ambitious games on the C64 to run at a semi-respectable speed, without having to resort to 6502 assembly language (which I also did on occasion, and it was a pain in the arse, especially without a full assembler that supported labels!)
Anyway, RIP Mark Sibly.
RE: Amother Basic creator passed away - doppler - 12-17-2024
Sorry@RhoSigma
Fix the title "Amother" is wrong. I really think Mark Sibly, sounds like a dude.
And sorry to hear another pioneer of basic and it's flavors has passed away.
ps. I am sure Mark had "a mother"