{"id":2171,"date":"2018-06-18T22:37:34","date_gmt":"2018-06-18T22:37:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sydneysmith.com\/wordpress\/?page_id=2171"},"modified":"2021-11-27T22:48:27","modified_gmt":"2021-11-27T22:48:27","slug":"basic1","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.sydneysmith.com\/wordpress\/basic1\/","title":{"rendered":"Basic1"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2170\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sydneysmith.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/basic1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"359\" height=\"158\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sydneysmith.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/basic1.png 359w, https:\/\/www.sydneysmith.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/basic1-300x132.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 359px) 100vw, 359px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>BASIC was a computer language that was all the rage in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s. Microsoft even came into existence because of BASIC, and &#8211; though it is in a rather different form these days &#8211; BASIC is still around.<\/p>\n<p>It was intended as a computer language that is easy for people new to programming, to pick up and use.<\/p>\n<p>I liked it because it was immediate: you could make a change and see the results then and there. BASIC of the time was interpreted and you didn&#8217;t have to go through the &#8220;compile, get a list of errors, reopen a text editor, make changes, recompile&#8221; cycle several times. It was a fast way to try things and get them going.<\/p>\n<p>Basic1 is my effort to recreate the simplicity of that process.<\/p>\n<h2>Features<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Supports most of the ECMA-55 standard<\/li>\n<li>Still has line numbers<\/li>\n<li>Has the commonly used additions like MID$, CHR$ and so on<\/li>\n<li>Has extras like CLS, cursor addressing and COLOR(n)<\/li>\n<li>Has more extras for file handling<\/li>\n<li>Runs old (line numbered) programs on new computers (Win10)<\/li>\n<li>A really small download (about 50K ZIPped at present)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Download &amp; Installing<\/h2>\n<p>This is really easy. There is no complicated install process. You just download it, unZIP it and use it.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"buy-button\" href=\"http:\/\/www.sydneysmith.com\/download\/2171\/basic1\/basic1.zip\"><span>DOWNLOAD<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Buying a copy<\/h2>\n<p>It is free software. You don&#8217;t have to buy a copy.<\/p>\n<p>However, if you&#8217;ve tried it and like it, and if you&#8217;d like to support the development of it and other products; you can buy a copy. If you do buy a copy, thank you and your support is really appreciated. The program is available through PayPal:<\/p>\n<p>\n<!--Modal-->\n<div id=\"wpec-modal-paypal_button_0\" class=\"wpec-modal wpec-opacity-0 wpec-pointer-events-none wpec-modal-product-2421\">\n\n\t<div class=\"wpec-modal-overlay\"><\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"wpec-modal-container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wpec-modal-content\">\n\t\t\t<!--Title-->\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpec-modal-content-title\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>Basic1<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpec-modal-close\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"18\" height=\"18\" viewBox=\"0 0 18 18\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<path d=\"M14.53 4.53l-1.06-1.06L9 7.94 4.53 3.47 3.47 4.53 7.94 9l-4.47 4.47 1.06 1.06L9 10.06l4.47 4.47 1.06-1.06L10.06 9z\"><\/path>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpec-modal-item-info-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpec-modal-item-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sydneysmith.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/basic1.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpec-modal-item-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tOld fashioned BASIC for new fashioned computers.\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<div style=\"position: relative;\" class=\"wp-ppec-shortcode-container wpec-shortcode-container-product-2421\" data-ppec-button-id=\"paypal_button_0\">\n\n\t<div class=\"wp-ppec-overlay\" data-ppec-button-id=\"paypal_button_0\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-ppec-spinner\">\n\t\t\t<div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t<div class = \"wp-ppec-button-container\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpec-price-container\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wpec-price-amount\">$5.00<\/span> <span class=\"wpec-new-price-amount\"><\/span> <span class=\"wpec-quantity\" style=\"display:none;\">x <span class=\"wpec-quantity-val\">1<\/span><\/span>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div id=\"paypal_button_0\" style=\"max-width:150px;\"><\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"wpec-button-placeholder\" style=\"display: none; border: 1px solid #E7E9EB; padding:1rem;\">\n\t\t\t<i>This is where the Express Checkout Button will show. View it on the front-end to see how it will look to your visitors<\/i>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<button data-wpec-modal=\"wpec-modal-paypal_button_0\" class=\"wpec-modal-open wpec-modal-open-product-2421\">\n\tBuy Now<\/button>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">var wpec_paypal_button_0_data={\"id\":\"paypal_button_0\",\"nonce\":\"d934156c57\",\"env\":\"production\",\"client_id\":\"AUbob-TVCy4LiKQilLNORrJQ6DvqMWmvQfD7g3YqWlIEzu8QJSSuuoupJwVJdMH9MreGDl-7IrkPs6mK\",\"price\":\"5\",\"quantity\":1,\"tax\":\"\",\"shipping\":\"\",\"shipping_enable\":false,\"dec_num\":2,\"thousand_sep\":\",\",\"dec_sep\":\".\",\"curr_pos\":\"left\",\"tos_enabled\":0,\"custom_quantity\":false,\"custom_amount\":false,\"currency\":\"USD\",\"currency_symbol\":\"$\",\"coupons_enabled\":0,\"product_id\":2421,\"name\":\"Basic1\",\"variations\":{\"groups\":[]},\"btnStyle\":{\"height\":35,\"shape\":\"pill\",\"label\":\"checkout\",\"color\":\"blue\",\"layout\":\"vertical\"}};jQuery( function( $ ) {$( document ).on( \"wpec_paypal_sdk_loaded\", function() { new ppecHandler(wpec_paypal_button_0_data) } );} );<\/script>&nbsp; &nbsp;PayPal, Basic1, USD $5<\/p>\n<h2>More Information<\/h2>\n<p>The download contains a text format <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sydneysmith.com\/products\/basic1\/downloads\/basic1hlp.txt\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Basic1 help file<\/a>. Click the link for more details about Basic1.<\/p>\n<p>There are some example programs at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sydneysmith.com\/products\/basic1\/downloads\/progs\/\">basic1 programs<\/a>. These are from the classic &#8220;BASIC Computer Games&#8221; by David H. 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