>Hi,
>
>Please excuse the interruption.  I mostly re-joined the FB list to
>find out what I could about FB^3.  I'm wondering if I should buy the
>update.
>
>I originally owned FB I (IIRC) then upgraded to FB II with Program
>Generator.  I never found the time to really learn FB.  I worked with
>the samples and went only a little farther.  I never really worked
>with PG at all.  I have the hard copy books that came with the
>update.  Is there an update to the documentation in hard copy?

There is one available - but the main documentation is on the CD. I'm
actually becoming very fond of the new help system.



>Now I've found the time since I'm in college fulltime.  I've returned
>at 36 y.o. after years in the military.  The reason I mention this is
>that I'm attending college for my electronics certificate and one
>class I'm taking this semester is a class in structured programming
>with QuickBasic.

I'm not sure that "structured programming with QuickBasic" is not an
oxymoron. Still Basic is Basic and you will find the fundamentals similar,
it's just the toolbox and interface stuff which is different. I'm still
constantly amazed by what the toolbox functions can do for my programs. The
lite runtime gives you very similar capabilities (and will free you from
the interface stuff while you get the rest of the logic happening)

>I remember the QB converter program.  How is that handled now?  Is
>that no longer supported or is is rolled in to FB^3?

The program is on the CD, but I think you will find it of limited help in
creating real "Mac" programs. I dont't think it has been updated.

HTH

David