Yeah, but is SS less efficient because of COBOL?
Look, not trying to get too nerdy here, but I have been a computer geek since I was five years old. I can adequately engage in object-oriented programming in C++, Java, etc. But there is nothing at all inefficient about loading up the S-BASIC complier in my old Kaypro II and typing:
10 PRINT "Hello, world!"
20 END
If that's the goal, it works fine. There's no reason for me to load stdlib, no reason for me to worry about memory pointers (asterisk always f's me up, anyway). If I just want to say "Hello, world," 1982 works just fine. It doesn't need to be updated.
So, tell me why SS needs to be updated, and I'll be all over it. Don't just say, "it's outdated."