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:::::Powercoder is doing what has been asked: as a representative of PowerBASIC, setting up a consistent registered non-role account to help source this particular article via the Talk page. [[User:Gordonofcartoon|Gordonofcartoon]] ([[User talk:Gordonofcartoon|talk]]) 17:25, 27 April 2008 (UTC)
To answer the question "What I want to know is what RealWorldExperience wants to add?":
1. Unsigned 32bit Integer (DWORD) calculations are executed in the FPU - unlike mainstream (Microsoft et al) compilers - causing unexpected results
2. 64bit signed (QUAD) integer values are returned in st(0) of the FPU (unlike C that returns quads using the EDX:EAX registers) once again, an unexpected result.
3. Powerbasic "support" forums require the use of your full real name
4. The "support" forums are in fact "user to user" forums. Company support must be paid for.
5. "Support" forum threads are targeted and deleted by Powerbasic staff.
6. Users have been banned from the "support" forums
7. ASM implementation is limited (less than the full set of commands)
8. COM implementation is limited (less than the full functionality)
I have proved all of these in extensive detail above (You will notice Powerbasic is careful not to deny the accuracy of 1 and 2). I remain open to suggestions for a fair and accurate way to word these facts. Since these facts can be verified by anyone in the same way that all the other claims about the performance of the compiler made by the company are, why should they be excluded?
[[User:RealWorldExperience|RealWorldExperience]] ([[User talk:RealWorldExperience|talk]]) 20:16, 27 April 2008 (UTC)
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