This disk contains programs and
utilities to aid with BASIC programming, along with some programs
to extend BASIC and one very good BASIC compiler (ZBASIC).
Name
(and filename)
|
Description |
What
to type at the dos prompt |
Level
1 BASIC (level1/cmd) |
Tandy Level 1 BASIC. The original Model 1 BASIC |
level1 |
GRBasic (grbasic/cmd) |
Med System's GRbasic, which adds
a number of graphic commands to disk BASIC. (Thanks to Al Tracker for supplying the manual) |
grbasic |
Graphic 90's Animation BASIC
(uabasic/cmd and abasicn/cmd) |
This is Animation Basic (ABASIC), with a preloader
patch for NEWDOS/80 v 2.0. ABASIC was part of Graphic-90, an
animation package produced by TANDY for the '80s machines. |
uabasic
This then loads abasicn |
ZBASIC
2.2 Compiler (zxcdm48/cmd), (zxcd48/cmd)
(zxc48/cmd) |
A popular BASIC compiler available in three versions.
Zxcdm48 supports double-precision real numbers and is suitable
for 48k memory. (1982) |
zxcdm48
For double precision, disk-enabled ZBASIC |
Name
(and filename)
|
Description |
What
to type at the dos prompt |
Hex to Decimal Converter (hexdec/bas) |
Converts hex to decimal and vice versa - very
useful! |
basic run"hexdec/bas" |
Bit Demo (bitdemo/bas) |
A graphic demonstration of just what a byte is
and how it relates to binary. |
basic run "bitdemo/bas" |
Microhex (hxdxconv/bas) |
A hex to decimal converter by Charlie Bartlett
(1980). Also converts decimal numbers to LSB and MSB for POKE
routines. |
basic run"hxdxconv/bas" |
Omni (omni/bas) |
When run, it adds functionality to the BASIC editor,
allowing BASIC keywords to be inserted by holding SHIFT down
and pressing a letter key. |
basic run"omni/bas" |
Number Converter (numbconv/bas) |
A hexadecimal/decimal converter with a number
of permutations |
basic run"numbconv/bas" |
Lowercase Converter (lcasconv/bas) |
Will convert text in a BASIC program from upper
case to lower case. It needs to be merged into the BASIC program,
then run from it's line number. Instructions are in the program |
basic run "lcasconv/bas" |
Menu Creator v 3.8 (gammen2/cmd) |
Creates a title page with a menu for use in BASIC
programs. By A Hopper |
gammen2 |
Spiral Title Framer (spiral/bas) |
A BASIC subroutine for use in your own programs
which draws a fast spiral to frame a title. You would merge
this into to your own code. |
basic run "spiral/bas"
to demonstrate |
Dos Address Finder (doscheck/bas) |
Finds all those important DOS hooks (addresses).
Useful for programmers |
basic run "doscheck/bas" |
Error Finder
(where/cmd) |
Loads then jumps to BASIC.
Can use x=usr(0) to trace data. Version 2.2 by Mike Brotherton. |
where |
