Hi Lon,

I'm sticking my nose in here because I did 5 of my games - pretty 
complicated creatures too - for Windoze using VB4, after having done 
them in FBII. It was actually quite easy, and my understanding is that 
VB5-6 are probably even easier to use than was VB4, though I haven't 
tried. The interesting feature was that I did them on a Mac under 
VirtualPC. I was using a 6500 with only 128 MBs RAM at the time. It 
would be much easier with my G4 and 768 MBs, since I would not have to 
close any applications between the two platforms. A good 90% of the FBII 
code was directly usable in VB with a few, very minor syntax changes. If 
this be the case, I suspect you can do the PC Versions much easier than 
doing them both over. Of course the  Carbonization issue for the FB side 
looms its head, and may or may not be so easy.

If I can be any additional help, feel free to contact me direct.

Joe Wilkins

Lon McQuillin wrote:

> By way of belated introduction, I've been mainly a lurker on the list 
> since 1998, and an FB user since around 1986, when it was known as 
> ZBasic, for DOS and the Mac.  I've known Andy and Chris personally 
> since the mid-90s (if not earlier) and I currently have a half-dozen 
> commercial Mac OS 8 -> 9 applications designed in PG4 and FB2 on the 
> market.
>
> I have FB3 up through around its third or fourth release, and while 
> I've subscribed to and have the complete FB3 Beta list archived, I 
> haven't converted my apps to FB3 so far, mainly because the PG4/FB2 
> versions work under OS 8.1 -> 9.x, and work well.
>
> Having said all that, OS X compatibility calls, which attracts me 
> toward making the transition to FB3.  At the same time, it's 
> impossible to ignore reality, which includes a 95% market share for 
> Windows.  My customer are asking for Windows versions of my apps.
>
> I've developed simple (database-related) Windows apps in Delphi (4), 
> without too much pain but also without much joy.
>
> I have Visual Basic 6 (Win), but haven't worked with it at all.
>
> Having the need to develop new apps that are Mac OS 9/OS X/Windows 
> compatible, and given my affinity for BASIC, it would seem that the 
> only possibility at this point is RealBasic.
>
> My awkward question therefore is:  Is RealBasic a workable choice for 
> cross-platform development, including the Windoze platform, without 
> major performance compromises as compared with FutureBasic?
>
> Understand that I love PG/FB.  I've made a lot of money from the 
> combination, and I have tremendous respect for Andy and Chris.  I'd 
> prefer to stick with FB, and convert my source code to FB3 to handle 
> OS <10 and Carbon for OS 10>.
>
> But the hinted possibility of Windows compatibility that's cropped up 
> in the past hasn't happened.  I need to be able to create 
> cross-platform Mac/Win apps now.
>
> So my question is:  Is RealBasic a real alternative, or is it a dog? 
> Will it simplify development, or would I be better off tackling VB6 on 
> the PC?
>
> Anybody have experience with it, and care to comment?
>
> Thanks,
>
> McQ
>
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