Show 027: BASIC

Published: Jan. 15, 2006, 7:35 a.m.

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Welcome to Show 027!\xa0 This week's Topic: The Beginner's All-Purpose \nSymbolic Instruction Code (or BASIC, for short...)

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Topics and links discussed in the podcast...

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More Commodore news - here's\nan interview with Bil Herd \non the Commodore Plus/4 World \nwebsite!
\nCheck out the Vintage Computing and \nGaming website for "adventures in collecting, playing, and hacking vintage \ncomputing and gaming devices."
\nIf you're in the US and interested in products from Individual Computers (e.g., \nthe Retro Replay), then have a look at the \nC64 Reloaded Store.
\nAs always, it's all there on Wikipedia - articles on the\nBASIC \nprogramming language, \nDartmouth BASIC, and the\nDartmouth \nTimesharing System!
\nWant to program in BASIC on modern day systems?\xa0 Have a look at\nFreeBASIC,\nDarkBASIC,\nBlitzBASIC, or\nVisual BASIC.NET 2005.

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Our Theme Song is "Sweet" from the "Re-Think" album by Galigan.

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Thanks for listening!

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- Earl

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