BASIC - Revision history

Sembiance: Added sample files

2023-12-28T15:33:04Z

Added sample files

2020-04-17T22:49:07Z

‎Other links and references

2020-02-15T16:24:06Z

‎Manuals: Switch to archived version due to linkrot

2019-06-14T23:36:13Z

‎Other links and references

2019-05-30T02:53:45Z

2017-03-21T15:29:54Z

‎Other links and references

2016-08-21T15:19:00Z

PRONOM

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‎Other links and references

2015-02-12T12:53:35Z

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2015-01-01T13:50:57Z

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 * [https://archive.org/details/bitsavers_decpdp11baASICProgrammingManualDec70_5936477 1970 DEC PDP-11 BASIC manual]
 * [https://archive.org/details/Apple_II_Extended_Precision_Floating_Point_BASIC_Language_Reference_Manual 1977 Applesoft BASIC manual]
 == Other links and references ==

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	* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=seM9SqTsRG4 The 8-Bit Guy: The basics of BASIC] (video)		* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=seM9SqTsRG4 The 8-Bit Guy: The basics of BASIC] (video)
	* [https://granitegeek.concordmonitor.com/2019/06/11/finally-a-historical-marker-that-talks-about-something-important/ Historical marker about the creation of BASIC at Dartmouth]		* [https://granitegeek.concordmonitor.com/2019/06/11/finally-a-historical-marker-that-talks-about-something-important/ Historical marker about the creation of BASIC at Dartmouth]
		+	* [https://repl.it/l/basic An online in-browser BASIC]

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 == Manuals ==
-* [http://www.cs.bris.ac.uk/~dave/basic.pdf 1964 Dartmouth BASIC manual]
+* [https://web.archive.org/web/20110514051632/http://www.cs.bris.ac.uk/~dave/basic.pdf 1964 Dartmouth BASIC manual]
 * [https://archive.org/details/bitsavers_decpdp11baASICProgrammingManualDec70_5936477 1970 DEC PDP-11 BASIC manual]
 * [https://archive.org/details/Apple_II_Extended_Precision_Floating_Point_BASIC_Language_Reference_Manual 1977 Applesoft BASIC manual]

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	* [http://scarygoround.com/?date=20160311 The arsenal of Hell is apparently controlled by a BASIC program.]		* [http://scarygoround.com/?date=20160311 The arsenal of Hell is apparently controlled by a BASIC program.]
	* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=seM9SqTsRG4 The 8-Bit Guy: The basics of BASIC] (video)		* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=seM9SqTsRG4 The 8-Bit Guy: The basics of BASIC] (video)
		+	* [https://granitegeek.concordmonitor.com/2019/06/11/finally-a-historical-marker-that-talks-about-something-important/ Historical marker about the creation of BASIC at Dartmouth]

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	* [https://archive.org/details/Basic_Computer_Language_Its_Easier_Than_You_Think_1978_Radio_Shack BASIC Computer Language: It's Easier Than You Think (TRS-80)]		* [https://archive.org/details/Basic_Computer_Language_Its_Easier_Than_You_Think_1978_Radio_Shack BASIC Computer Language: It's Easier Than You Think (TRS-80)]
	* [http://scarygoround.com/?date=20160311 The arsenal of Hell is apparently controlled by a BASIC program.]		* [http://scarygoround.com/?date=20160311 The arsenal of Hell is apparently controlled by a BASIC program.]
		+	* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=seM9SqTsRG4 The 8-Bit Guy: The basics of BASIC] (video)

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 == Other links and references ==
-* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BASIC BASIC (Wikipedia)]
+* [[Wikipedia:BASIC|BASIC (Wikipedia)]]
 * [https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20140227/09465426377/public-knowledge-deflates-another-dubious-software-patent-reducing-it-to-seven-lines-basic.shtml Public Knowledge Deflates Another Dubious Software Patent By Reducing It To Seven Lines Of BASIC]
 * [http://www.dartmouth.edu/basicfifty/ Basic at 50]

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	* [https://www.shroudoftheavatar.com/?p=39149 Richard Garriott’s D&D #1 Contest!] (includes scanned printout of Garriott's 1977 role-playing-game BASIC source code)		* [https://www.shroudoftheavatar.com/?p=39149 Richard Garriott’s D&D #1 Contest!] (includes scanned printout of Garriott's 1977 role-playing-game BASIC source code)
	* [https://archive.org/details/Basic_Computer_Language_Its_Easier_Than_You_Think_1978_Radio_Shack BASIC Computer Language: It's Easier Than You Think (TRS-80)]		* [https://archive.org/details/Basic_Computer_Language_Its_Easier_Than_You_Think_1978_Radio_Shack BASIC Computer Language: It's Easier Than You Think (TRS-80)]
		+	* [http://scarygoround.com/?date=20160311 The arsenal of Hell is apparently controlled by a BASIC program.]

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	* [http://www.dartmouth.edu/basicfifty/ Basic at 50]		* [http://www.dartmouth.edu/basicfifty/ Basic at 50]
	* [https://www.shroudoftheavatar.com/?p=39149 Richard Garriott’s D&D #1 Contest!] (includes scanned printout of Garriott's 1977 role-playing-game BASIC source code)		* [https://www.shroudoftheavatar.com/?p=39149 Richard Garriott’s D&D #1 Contest!] (includes scanned printout of Garriott's 1977 role-playing-game BASIC source code)
		+	* [https://archive.org/details/Basic_Computer_Language_Its_Easier_Than_You_Think_1978_Radio_Shack BASIC Computer Language: It's Easier Than You Think (TRS-80)]

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 From a "file archaeology" standpoint, one notable fact is that most programs in early BASICs were stored in what was known as [[tokenized BASIC]], where instead of a plain-text source file, the program is stored as a series of encoded tokens representing the keywords of the language, a device which was necessitated by the small amount of storage space computers had in those days. As the tokens are platform-specific, there is no single process by which such a program can be decoded now if you don't have a machine similar to the one it was created on, but if you know the specific tokens and file structure of the particular platform (as is documented [[Tokenized BASIC|here]] for some platforms), this gives you the information you need to decode that particular variety.
 == See also ==
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 * [http://www.cs.bris.ac.uk/~dave/basic.pdf 1964 Dartmouth BASIC manual]
 * [https://archive.org/details/bitsavers_decpdp11baASICProgrammingManualDec70_5936477 1970 DEC PDP-11 BASIC manual]
 == Other links and references ==