Best Version of REALBasic for SE/30?

[Ubik]

I have some experience with Filemaker, Hypercard, and Director but wanted to try REALBasic to develop apps for late 80's 68k Macs. Does anyone know what version of RealBasic would work best on System 7.1 on an SE/30? @Action Retro I saw you use REALbasic on your Battlestation - any ideas?

 

[Action Retro]

I have some experience with Filemaker, Hypercard, and Director but wanted to try REALBasic to develop apps for late 80's 68k Macs. Does anyone know what version of RealBasic would work best on System 7.1 on an SE/30? @Action Retro I saw you use REALbasic on your Battlestation - any ideas?

2.1.2 requires System 7.1 and minimum 68020, so should be good with your SE30 - slow though!

 

[Ubik]

2.1.2 requires System 7.1 and minimum 68020, so should be good with your SE30 - slow though!

Thanks! Hopefully my SE/30's 50-SE30F Accelerator will help the slow battlestation.

 

[indigo_k]

I didn't pick up RealBasic until I had a G4, so it just boggles me that there's a version of it that works with the 68K family. If 2.1.2 requires 7.1 to run, can it export apps for 68000 computers?

 

[Ubik]

I didn't pick up RealBasic until I had a G4, so it just boggles me that there's a version of it that works with the 68K family. If 2.1.2 requires 7.1 to run, can it export apps for 68000 computers?

Yes, there is a runtime for 68k, which runs on 7.1, but I've discovered version 2 is buggy and RealBasic is not optimized for older 68k Macs. I've decided to stick with Director, Hypercard, or Filemaker for developing low-code solutions for 68K Macs, with tool choice depending on the need for animation, System 6 compatibility, and larger data sets.