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BBC Basic for Windows.

Post 1

Ancient Brit

FOR fun = TO use
GET=trial version free
REPEAT
http://www.cix.co.uk/~rrussell/bbcbasic/history.html
UNTIL urappy
DIM ifudont
smiley - biggrin


BBC Basic for Windows.

Post 2

RichardRussell

A better link would be:

http://www.bbcbasic.co.uk/bbcwin/bbcwin.html


BBC Basic for Windows.

Post 3

Ancient Brit

Hi Richard I tried to introduce you to the Head Techy of H2G2 but he must have missed the post. http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/F5165626?thread=3618020


BBC Basic for Windows.

Post 4

Jim Lynn

I've been busy packing boxes as we're moving house at the moment.

I cut my programming teeth with BBC BASIC on a BBC Model B. In fact, that's where I started my career (as did several of the original h2g2 team). Simpler days.


BBC Basic for Windows.

Post 5

Ancient Brit

We now have the Rasberry Pi that may well take Computer training in schools back to the 80's. I understand that BBC Basic is built in into that little piece of magic. A bit like taking specific chips out of the old BBC'B.
This should give a whole new meaning to 'Computer Literacy' and should be picked up in this entry. A13735596


BBC Basic for Windows.

Post 6

myk

But has it got CESIL (yet smiley - winkeye )?

smiley - smiley


http://closingbraces.net/2010/01/18/in-memory-of-cesil/


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