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Mistodon: the great thing about hitting on an artpack theme like that of books, recently explored in last month's new MIST0426, is being reminded just how many different kinds of books there are. Here Cthulu has (with great difficulty) adapted to #ANSIart Bob Barner's doodly cover artwork to #DavidHAhl's seminal 101 #BASIC Computer Games, a 1973 volume of fun #typein code listings published by the Digital Equipment Corporation.

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now this is some arcane magicks...

Tiny BASIC for the RCA 1802!

https://www.retrotechnology.com/memship/mship_tbasic.html

http://www.cosmacelf.com/software/tbsourcep.txt

may have some joy structuring the eternal meandering for a 2K Tiny BASIC around this processor's implementation.

with 16 general purpose registers, the 1802 seems to better resemble the AVR microcontroller architecture than other examples we have dug up.

so far we know of:

6502, 8080, Z80, x86, and now the RCA 1802 assembly implementations of Tiny BASIC.

#tinybasic #basic #retrocomputing #vintagecomputing #permacomputing

A #BASIC #oneliner from Rajiv Gatha for #AmstradCPC (published in "Amstrad Action", June 1987, p. 24:

10 MODE 0:s=306:WHILE(TEST(s+8,18))=0:TAG:MOVE s,14:PRINT CHR$(239);:MOVE RND(1)*620,399:PRINT CHR$(46);:TAGOFF:LOCATE 1,1:PRINT CHR$(11);CHR$(11);:s=s-((INKEY(71)+1) AND s>=0)*4:s=s+((INKEY(63)+1) AND s<=612)*4:WEND:PRINT"WHOOPS":FOR t=0 TO 1000:NEXT:RUN

A #BASIC #oneliner from Rajiv Gatha for #AmstradCPC (published in "Amstrad Action", June 1987, p. 24:

10 MODE 0:s=306:WHILE(TEST(s+8,18))=0:TAG:MOVE s,14:PRINT CHR$(239);:MOVE RND(1)*620,399:PRINT CHR$(46);:TAGOFF:LOCATE 1,1:PRINT CHR$(11);CHR$(11);:s=s-((INKEY(71)+1) AND s>=0)*4:s=s+((INKEY(63)+1) AND s<=612)*4:WEND:PRINT"WHOOPS":FOR t=0 TO 1000:NEXT:RUN

A #BASIC #oneliner from Rajiv Gatha for #AmstradCPC (published in "Amstrad Action", June 1987, p. 24:

10 MODE 0:s=306:WHILE(TEST(s+8,18))=0:TAG:MOVE s,14:PRINT CHR$(239);:MOVE RND(1)*620,399:PRINT CHR$(46);:TAGOFF:LOCATE 1,1:PRINT CHR$(11);CHR$(11);:s=s-((INKEY(71)+1) AND s>=0)*4:s=s+((INKEY(63)+1) AND s<=612)*4:WEND:PRINT"WHOOPS":FOR t=0 TO 1000:NEXT:RUN

A #BASIC #oneliner from Rajiv Gatha for #AmstradCPC (published in "Amstrad Action", June 1987, p. 24:

10 MODE 0:s=306:WHILE(TEST(s+8,18))=0:TAG:MOVE s,14:PRINT CHR$(239);:MOVE RND(1)*620,399:PRINT CHR$(46);:TAGOFF:LOCATE 1,1:PRINT CHR$(11);CHR$(11);:s=s-((INKEY(71)+1) AND s>=0)*4:s=s+((INKEY(63)+1) AND s<=612)*4:WEND:PRINT"WHOOPS":FOR t=0 TO 1000:NEXT:RUN

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currently looking over these:

https://github.com/WillStevens/basic1K

"A 1K Tiny BASIC interpreter for the Intel 8080".

https://github.com/nanochess/bootBASIC

"bootBASIC is a BASIC language in 512 bytes of x86 machine code".

#permacomputing #basic #retrocomputing #vintagecomputing

The Labyrinth of Knosos, a #BASIC & #machinecode game from #microhobby magazine.

Download:
https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/entry/16427/ZX-Spectrum/El_Laberinto_de_Knosos

#zxspectrum #retrogaming

Basic Locomotion Set #3rdperson #Locomotion #Walk #Female #Run #Animated #Jog #Male #Movement #Basic #Crouch #AssetStore

https://u3dn.com/packages/basic-locomotion-set-319008

New post about the BASIC code shown in Tron: Ares, https://troypress.com/basic-in-tron-ares/ #BASIC #Tron #retrocomputing

[Перевод] Создание собственного текстового редактора Vi на языке BASIC

Этот пост о моей новой программе для редактирования текста yvi — минималистичном текстовом редакторе, похожем на Vi, и созданном на Yabasic (Yet Another Basic).

https://habr.com/ru/articles/1033278/

#basic #текстовый_редактор #vim #программирование #любительское_программирование #github

[Перевод] Создание собственного текстового редактора Vi на языке BASIC

Этот пост о моей новой программе для редактирования текста yvi — минималистичном текстовом редакторе, похожем на Vi, и созданном на Yabasic (Yet Another Basic).

https://habr.com/ru/articles/1033278/

#basic #текстовый_редактор #vim #программирование #любительское_программирование #github

[Перевод] Создание собственного текстового редактора Vi на языке BASIC

Этот пост о моей новой программе для редактирования текста yvi — минималистичном текстовом редакторе, похожем на Vi, и созданном на Yabasic (Yet Another Basic).

https://habr.com/ru/articles/1033278/

#basic #текстовый_редактор #vim #программирование #любительское_программирование #github

[Перевод] Создание собственного текстового редактора Vi на языке BASIC

Этот пост о моей новой программе для редактирования текста yvi — минималистичном текстовом редакторе, похожем на Vi, и созданном на Yabasic (Yet Another Basic).

https://habr.com/ru/articles/1033278/

#basic #текстовый_редактор #vim #программирование #любительское_программирование #github

Episódio 174 – Conversa com Léo Beltrão – Parte A

https://retropolis.com.br/2026/05/06/episodio-174-conversa-com-leo-beltrao-parte-a/

#Podcast #AlbertoMeyer #aplicativo #Assembly #BASIC #Brasil #Crosswize #Discovery #DiskMechanic #disquete #EditoraAleph #entrevista #FastCopy #FernandoScanner #FrancisQuinn #Hello #Hitek #JogosEComputador #LeonardoBeltro #LuisFDeMoraes #MegaAssembler #MicroSIstemas #MSXDiskPress #MSXExpress #MSXMicro #MultiDisplaySystem #NemesisInformtica #Paulisoft #podcast

Building my own Vi text editor in BASIC

https://leetusman.com/nosebook/yvi

#HackerNews #ViEditor #BASIC #Programming #TextEditor #HackerNews

Building my own Vi text editor in BASIC

https://leetusman.com/nosebook/yvi

#HackerNews #ViEditor #BASIC #Programming #TextEditor #HackerNews

Building my own Vi text editor in BASIC

https://leetusman.com/nosebook/yvi

#HackerNews #ViEditor #BASIC #Programming #TextEditor #HackerNews

Building my own Vi text editor in BASIC

https://leetusman.com/nosebook/yvi

#HackerNews #ViEditor #BASIC #Programming #TextEditor #HackerNews

Building my own Vi text editor in BASIC

https://leetusman.com/nosebook/yvi

#HackerNews #ViEditor #BASIC #Programming #TextEditor #HackerNews

Programmed entirely in #Applesoft #BASIC on a vintage 1979 Apple ][+ with 48K of RAM, a computer so old it has no hard drive or mouse and only types in capitals.

You can download the code and run it yourself as well. #music

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hoI4WFpiSH4

C= Edit Beta Brings a New BASIC Code Editor to the Commodore 64
#Commodore64 #C64 #C64Coding #CBM #RetroComputing #BASIC #CSDb #8Bit
https://theoasisbbs.com/c-edit-beta-brings-a-new-basic-code-editor-to-the-commodore-64/?fsp_sid=6314

C= Edit Beta Brings a New BASIC Code Editor to the Commodore 64
#Commodore64 #C64 #C64Coding #CBM #RetroComputing #BASIC #CSDb #8Bit
https://theoasisbbs.com/c-edit-beta-brings-a-new-basic-code-editor-to-the-commodore-64/?fsp_sid=6314

C= Edit Beta Brings a New BASIC Code Editor to the Commodore 64
#Commodore64 #C64 #C64Coding #CBM #RetroComputing #BASIC #CSDb #8Bit
https://theoasisbbs.com/c-edit-beta-brings-a-new-basic-code-editor-to-the-commodore-64/?fsp_sid=6314

C= Edit Beta Brings a New BASIC Code Editor to the Commodore 64
#Commodore64 #C64 #C64Coding #CBM #RetroComputing #BASIC #CSDb #8Bit
https://theoasisbbs.com/c-edit-beta-brings-a-new-basic-code-editor-to-the-commodore-64/?fsp_sid=6314

C= Edit Beta Brings a New BASIC Code Editor to the Commodore 64
#Commodore64 #C64 #C64Coding #CBM #RetroComputing #BASIC #CSDb #8Bit
https://theoasisbbs.com/c-edit-beta-brings-a-new-basic-code-editor-to-the-commodore-64/?fsp_sid=6314

Lee Tusman wrote a vi clone, in BASIC.

https://leetusman.com/nosebook/yvi

#vi #editor #basic

In #Sudan, #violence still #rages, the #infrastructure is #destroyed, and #funding for #basic #necessities is woefully #inadequate.
https://www.unhcr.ca/news/three-years-on-war-weary-sudanese-remain-on-the-move/?utm_source=email&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=CA_PS_EN_NEWS___260501_5

RE: https://mastodon.online/@streetartutopia/116515291379924975

Nationalize Amazon, SpaceX, and Star Link. Tax billionaires out of existence.
#UBI #universal #basic #income #housing #crisis #ban #investment #bank #SingleFamily #home #ownership #progressive #taxation #USA #late #stage #capitalism #fascist #policies #oligarchy #MET #gala #garish #millionaire #RedCarpet #fawning #conserivative #press #glorify #wealth #hording

RE: https://mastodon.online/@streetartutopia/116515291379924975

Nationalize Amazon, SpaceX, and Star Link. Tax billionaires out of existence.
#UBI #universal #basic #income #housing #crisis #ban #investment #bank #SingleFamily #home #ownership #progressive #taxation #USA #late #stage #capitalism #fascist #policies #oligarchy #MET #gala #garish #millionaire #RedCarpet #fawning #conservative #press #glorify #wealth #hoarding

RE: https://mastodon.online/@streetartutopia/116515291379924975

Nationalize Amazon, SpaceX, and Star Link. Tax billionaires out of existence.
#UBI #universal #basic #income #housing #crisis #ban #investment #bank #SingleFamily #home #ownership #progressive #taxation #USA #late #stage #capitalism #fascist #policies #oligarchy #MET #gala #garish #millionaire #RedCarpet #fawning #conservative #press #glorify #wealth #hoarding

RE: https://mastodon.online/@streetartutopia/116515291379924975

Nationalize Amazon, SpaceX, and Star Link. Tax billionaires out of existence.
#UBI #universal #basic #income #housing #crisis #ban #investment #bank #SingleFamily #home #ownership #progressive #taxation #USA #late #stage #capitalism #fascist #policies #oligarchy #MET #gala #garish #millionaire #RedCarpet #fawning #conservative #press #glorify #wealth #hoarding

RE: https://mastodon.online/@streetartutopia/116515291379924975

Nationalize Amazon, SpaceX, and Star Link. Tax billionaires out of existence.
#UBI #universal #basic #income #housing #crisis #ban #investment #bank #SingleFamily #home #ownership #progressive #taxation #USA #late #stage #capitalism #fascist #policies #oligarchy #MET #gala #garish #millionaire #RedCarpet #fawning #conservative #press #glorify #wealth #hoarding

Commodore BASIC V2 Arrives with Commodore OS Vision 3.1
#CommodoreOS #CommodoreBASICV2 #Commodore64 #Amiga #C64Ultimate #RetroComputing #BASIC #Homebrew
https://theoasisbbs.com/commodore-basic-v2-arrives-with-commodore-os-vision-3-1/?fsp_sid=6248

(Amiga) BASIC compiler: ACE 3.0.1

Manfred Bergmann has released an update for his AmigaBASIC compatible compiler "ACE", which includes the following changes:

https://www.amiga-news.de/en/news/AN-2026-05-00008-EN.html

#Amiga #Basic #Compiler #ACE

A classroom in 1981. University of Waterloo, Canada. 🖥️📚

On every desk: a Commodore PET. Monochrome monitor. Built-in cassette drive. Chunky keyboard. No mouse. No internet. Just a blinking cursor and a room full of students learning BASIC.

That "beige box" was the cutting edge.

Now it's a museum piece. But in 1981? That was the future, sitting right in front of them.

#CommodorePET #VintageComputing #1980sTech #UniversityOfWaterloo #BASIC #ClassroomTech #RetroComputer

Freddy, a clone in #BASIC & #machinecode of classic arcade Anteater, from #microhobby magazine.

Download:
https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/entry/37465/ZX-Spectrum/Freddy

#zxspectrum #retrogaming

The sentiment around "safe" tech roles has flipped completely.

My analysis this week shows:
• #Python is now table stakes, not a differentiator
• Pure data analysis (#Tableau, #basic #sql is diminishing
• Junior roles are nearly absent—consistent with Sunak's warning
• Mid-level roles demand specific #MLOps & #LLM skills

The real signal employers want? "Can you prove you shipped a model that someone relied on?"

Full briefing at https://realigndaily.substack.com/p/the-safe-job-is-now-the-risky-one

#TechEconomy #TechJobs

The Arduino UNO, Basically

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://hackaday.com/2026/04/26/the-arduino-uno-basically/

The Arduino UNO, Basically

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://hackaday.com/2026/04/26/the-arduino-uno-basically/

@dirtycommo got the main idea of the editor worked out here -- need to figure out how controls are going to work...

https://git.sr.ht/~vidak/peoples-permacomputer/commit/ac462169ffdeb4b0505e595e5c681df24dda156f

#basic #retrocomputing #texteditor #permacomputing

Thinking about string arrays in BASIC in connection with this display text editor.

Ordinarily, a string array would be defined as, e.g. L$(25).

This would take the place of the text buffer of the editor. Every line n is represented by L$(n).

A FOR loop could be used to print the buffer.

There should be variables to track the cursor, and it would point within a substring of L$(n).

This looks a lot like EDIT.BAS. I think one improvement could be a kind of 'word editor', where the cursor over some string bounded by spaces could select that string and allow editing of it without having to reproduce the whole line.

#basic #retrocomputing #arduino #TinyBASIC

work has been proceeding on an original text editor written in Tiny BASIC.

the idea is to produce a type in text editor, printed on paper.

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one small wrinkle--GET is non-blocking on the microcontroller setup, but not within the POSIX development environment version.

here is a small code snippet:

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https://paste.sr.ht/~vidak/54699878e10b891569c7e4b2c3ad953a811f9167

#basic #retrocomputing #arduino #tinybasic

ＡＩ絵生成の弱点
ＡＩ絵生成ソフトの一番の欠陥は基礎を完全無視していきなり絵事態を塗り始める事に有る。だからこそうあれ程不安定で処理ミスが多い。

https://note.com/poison_raika/n/n53b1889c1d42

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#weaknesses #image #generation #flaw #software #completely #ignores #basic #picture #unstable #process #draw #decide #composition #make #correction #necessary #line #start #foundation #properly #create #overall #exact #coordinate #positional #relationship #element #between

Weaknesses of AI image generation
The biggest flaw in AI image generation software is that it completely ignores the basics and just starts coloring the picture itself.

https://note.com/poison_raika/n/nbcf01aada7b5

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#weaknesses #image #generation #flaw #software #completely #ignores #basic #picture #unstable #process #draw #decide #composition #make #correction #necessary #line #start #foundation #properly #create #overall #exact #coordinate #positional #relationship #element #between

IBM was fully capable of developing its own BASIC implementation and did just that for some of its early microcomputers, but turned to Microsoft for the PC. This post explains why.

https://nemanjatrifunovic.substack.com/p/why-ibm-turned-to-microsoft-for-basic

#basic #ibmpc #microsoft #retrocomputing

Try #Erlang #BASIC

https://github.com/ReuvenSwirsky/erlbasic

#retrocomputing