Difference in 'basic' and 'Liberty basic'

[JohnnyB]

Can someone please explain the difference in the basic that is referred to in this picaxe website and the Liberty Basic that PH Anderson refers to on his site www.phanderson.com ?

 

[hippy]

I couldn't find a mention of Liberty Basic on that site, but assume you mean this one -

http://www.libertybasic.com

Differences between that any Basic language and the Basic used for the PICAXE are numerous and huge. For one, PICAXE Basic is used for programming a PICAXE alone, while Liberty BASIC is a general purpose programming language for Windows PC's.

While they both serve a common goal of allowing people to undertake programming, and both are suited for the job they do, those are perhaps the only things they have in common.

 

[JohnnyB]

Below is a link to an example:
http://www.phanderson.com/picaxe/liberty_basic.html

Also, I must ask; is the website below yours?
http://www.hippy.freeserve.co.uk/picaxeqa.htm

Thanks for your reply.

 

[JohnnyB]

Can you tell me the main differences? ie is one compliled and the other not, etc.?

Sounds like I need to stick to the version tha rev-ed puts out on their webpage.

 

[hippy]

The main difference is that one is for PICAXE the other is not, so you do have to use Rev-Ed's Basic if you want to program PICAXE's.

Yes, that is my web site.