Version history of X11-Basic
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In the beginning there were absurd plans, long sleepless nights, and incredible
boredom.

Very First Version (1990)
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It was a Mailbox-Program with Basic features (only character-Graphics with
Vt100EMU) on my ATARI ST (!).

Version 0.1 First version with a version number    (1997)
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- Mailbox-Program was rewritten in c on my Linux-PC
- first X11-Commands

Version 0.2 Alpha (1998)
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- improved X11-Basic for use at the physics institute in Bonn
- Fixed last Problems of the Parser (didn't like -1*(4-3) )
- Added more X-features (redraw)
- First portation to a HP-Workstation
- Readline library in use

Version 1.00 Beta (Mar 1999)
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- Makefile and configure script adapted from STonX
- True-color Displays
- X rootwindow, multiple windows
- INKEY$
- First GPL-Distribution
- FILESELECT,ALERT

Version 1.01 (Jun 1999)
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- POINT()

Version 1.02 (Jun 2000)
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- rsrc_load
- shell, daemon

Version 1.03 (Mar 2001)
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- copyarea, sget, sput, get,put
- fill-Patterns
- drop down menues
- String-Variables may now contain nul-characters.
- POKE,DPOKE,LPOKE,EVEN(),ODD()
- LINK,UNLINK
- CVI(),CVD(),CVF(),CVL()
- MKI$(),MKD$(),MKL$(),MKF$()
- ON x GOSUB proc1,proc2,...
- ON x GOTO label1,label2,...
- INSTR(),RINSTR()

Version 1.04 (Apr. 2001)
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- splitted off shared library libx11basic.so (300kB)
- bug fixed which caused print a,b to segmentation fault
- DUMP "#"
- SYM_ADR()
- CALL, EXEC, EXEC()  with parameter list
- DUMP "K" DUMP "F"

Version 1.05 (Aug. 2001)
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- PRINT USING
- SYSTEM$()
- GLOB()
- RBOX, PRBOX
- EDIT, SAVE
- HELP
- new system errors
- started to translate everything into english

Version 1.06 (Jan. 2002)
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- included serial device support
- improved FILESELECT
- modified ALERT
- improved COLOR
- FORM_DIAL(), FORM_DO(), OBJC_DRAW()
- GPRINT

Version 1.07 (Aug. 2002)
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- Fehler mit Exponentialdarstellungen von Zahlen mit negativem Exponent
  ist nun endlich behoben !!!
- Anbindung an tine-Bibliothek und Kontrollsystem ist nun moeglich

Version 1.08 (Jan. 2003)
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- Support for tine-library
- a first MS-WINDOWS version is now available
- some new functions
- FIT and FIT_LINEAR
- SORT command
There was a bug introduced in the MENU command. Fixed it in release 1.08-4.

Version 1.09 (June 2003)
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- ANSI-Basic to X11-Basic converter included
- New example programs
- updated man-page and documentation
- new SOUND command
- EVAL, EVAL()
- modified serial line support
- modified the configure procedure
- some modifications for portability
- will now compile on FreeBSD and CYGWIN

Version 1.10 (Feb 2004)
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- new REPLACE$() function 
- improved speed 
- bug fixed in ROUND() function
- fixed bug in PUT_BITMAP
- fixed bug in serial device handling
- added sysvars COLS and ROWS
- new INODE/DEVICE/MODE/NLINK/SIZE file functions

Version 1.11 (Oct 2004)
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- Parser now accepts unique short commands
- fixed little bug in INPUT
- new chapters in manual
- new commands: TOPW, BOTTOMW, INFOW, FULLW, CLIP
- found bug in ON ERROR and ON BREAK
- new FILL command
- changed TAB treatement in sourcecode
- worked on TINE implementation
- worked on the ARRAY functions
- new SHL(), SHR() function

Version 1.12 (Mar 2005)
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- fixed bug with DEFMARK
- experimental LISTSELECT
- worked on MATRIX functions: SOLVE(),INV(),DET()
- OPEN "UU"  UDP-Sockets
- CONNECT, SEND, RECEIVE
- New String Functions: REVERSE$(), MTFE$(), MTFD$(), RLD$(), RLE$()
- CRC()
- New Code Engines: BETE$(), BWTD$(), COMPRESS$()

Version 1.13 (Feb 2006)
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- fixed bug in INPUT$()
- woked in the TINE implementation (TINELISTEN, TINEBROADCAST)
- new MKA$(), CVA()
- fixed bug in PAUSE/DELAY
- implemented ioctl() function

Version 1.14 (Apr 2007)
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- improved the init_program routines
- woked on the bytecode compiler
- new programs xbbc and xbvm  + man pages
- the bytecodecompiler and virtual machine are still full of bugs
- some sample programs can already be compiled to bytecode, 
  they run 4 to 10 times faster 
- Bug fixed which caused "Command  not allowed in interactive mode" errors
  This bug was introduced in Version 1.14 since release 1
- worked on the control system routines (DOOCS)
- fixed bug with fgetc
- crosscompiled it with arm-linux for embedded linux
- new CHDIR command
- new SPAWN command (does still not work as wanted)
- created doocsxbasic modification to use the FLASH control system at DESY

Version 1.15 (Feb 2008)
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