| BASIC 1.0 | |
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| Initial release | 1982; 44 years ago (1982) |
| Stable release | BASIC 512 / 1986; 40 years ago (1986) |
| Platform | Thomson computers |
| Type | Microsoft BASIC |
BASIC 1.0[1][2][3][4] is the standardBASIC language forThomson computers (MO5,TO7, etc.), which is the reference for the entire range.[5][6][7] This is an implementation ofMicrosoft BASIC (BASIC-69).[3]It was used to introduce children from France to programming in the 1980s (seeComputing for All, a 1985French government plan to introduce computers to the country's 11 million pupils).[8][9] Three languages were mainly taught:LSE, BASIC andLOGO. School textbooks programs were given in BASIC 1.0 for Thomson and sometimes in ExelBasic for theExelvisionEXL 100.
The first version came with the TO7 computer, released in 1982.[10][2][3][9][11][12][13][14] On the MO5 (released in 1984 but with smaller ROM), the instruction set is reduced and the double precision is not implemented, so that the interpreter fits in only 12 KB of ROM, instead of 16 KB on the TO7.[6][1][4][9][15]
An upgraded version was produced under the name ofBASIC 128, for theTO7-70,TO9, MO5NR andMO6.[16][17][18]It included commands for disc operations and other new instructions.
On theTO8/8D andTO9+, an even more upgraded version under the name ofBASIC 512 was provided.[19][20]
BASIC 1.0 interpreter recognizes the usual commands such asFOR..NEXT,GOSUB..RETURN,IF..THEN..ELSE, andDATA /READ /RESTORE statements.[7] Advanced instructions likeON..GOTO andON..GOSUB were also possible.[7]
? - Alias toPRINT' - Alias toREMATTRB - Character attributesBOX (x1,y1)-(x2,y2) - Draws a rectangle (the top left pixel is (0,0)BOXF (x1,y1)-(x2,y2),color - Fills a rectangle with the given color (optional, if not given use the current pen color). Negative colors lead to filling with the requested color as the background one.CLS - Clear screenCOLOR foreground, background - Change pen colors (parameters are optional)CONSOLEDELETEEND - Ends program executionFOR v=s TO e STEP n - FOR loop, incrementing v by n each time until it reaches e. The STEP is optional (default is 1) and can be negative.GOTO line - Jump to program lineIF a THEN statement ELSE statement - Conditions (the statement can be just a line number)INPUT “message”;variable1,variable2 - Set variables to user-entered values (comma separated). A ? is printed after the message and before reading the values from the user.LINE (x1,y1)-(x2,y2) - Draws a line (first point is optional, current cursor position is used: LINE -(x2,y2))LIST line - List the program in memory (parameter is optional, if missing the whole program is listed)LOCATE x,y - Move the cursorNEW - New program, remove current one from memoryNEXT v - Closes FOR loop.PLAY s$ - Plays music. The string is made of notes DO,RE,MI,FA,SO,LA,SI (with # and b modifiers), octave changes (O1-O5), note duration changes (L1-L96), silences (P), tempo changes (T1-T256), attack settings (A0-A255). Spaces are ignored and can be used for readabilityPRINT value - Prints a value (if the value is suffixed with a ; insert a tabulation after it. else goes to next line)PRINT USINGPSET(x,y) - Set a pixelREM - Comments (REMark). Anything following this on the line is ignored.RUN - run the programSCREEN foreground,background,border - Change colors for whole screenCOS(v)INT(v)INSTRLEFT$(s$,n) - Get a substring of the N first chars of SLEN(s$)MID$RIGHT$(s$,n) - Get a substring of the N last chars of SRND - Random value between 0 and 1SIN(v)STR$VAL+ - Addition, string concatenation-*/MOD@ - Integer division= - Assignment, equality^| 1st Generation |
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