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µPOut now: RETURN magazine no. 62 with my essay on <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BASIC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BASIC</a> dialects for 1970s and 1980s <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GameConsoles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#GameConsoles</a> and a review for Jörn Cölschs book "Dark Side of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/C64" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#C64</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Games" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Games</a>":<a href="http://www.simulationsraum.de/blog/2025/08/14/return-62/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">http://www.simulationsraum.de/blog/2025/08/14/return-62/</a>

Juan F. RamírezIsotopes, a submarine adventure in <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BASIC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BASIC</a> from <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/sinclairuser" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#sinclairuser</a> magazine.Download: <a href="https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/entry/26700/ZX-Spectrum/Isotopes" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/entry/26700/ZX-Spectrum/Isotopes</a><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/zxspectrum" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#zxspectrum</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/retrogaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#retrogaming</a>

Digital Mark λ ☕️ 🕹 🙄Little but important stuff.DIR columnates output, in case I write 60+ programs.REDIR works so it really is a menu front end. With the font specified, bitmaps sorta work (it overlaps a little, I'll probably need to intercept & draw real bitmaps).Fixed a couple stupid little bugs (probably less parse errors locking up the page).<a href="https://appdot.net/tags/cyberhole" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#cyberhole</a> <a href="https://appdot.net/tags/basic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#basic</a> <a href="https://appdot.net/tags/retrocomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#retrocomputing</a>

Digital Mark λ ☕️ 🕹 🙄Forgot to attach: <a href="https://appdot.net/tags/cyberhole" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#cyberhole</a> <a href="https://appdot.net/tags/basic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#basic</a> <a href="https://appdot.net/tags/retrocomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#retrocomputing</a> I still need to adjust the "tractor feed paper" to be the exact font size & maybe make holes with CSS? The sound is horrible but it's pass 1, as noted I'll probably get a sample.

Digital Mark λ ☕️ 🕹 🙄Latest addition toTHE CYBER HOLE <a href="https://cyberhole.online/basic/basic.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://cyberhole.online/basic/basic.html</a>is a (virtual) line printer!LLIST your program to paper, LPRINT funny messages or pictures of Snoopy, and copy them out with a single button. Tear Off to remove the old "paper". It's so easy!<a href="https://appdot.net/tags/cyberhole" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#cyberhole</a> <a href="https://appdot.net/tags/basic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#basic</a> <a href="https://appdot.net/tags/retrocomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#retrocomputing</a>

Digital Mark λ ☕️ 🕹 🙄Added a tutorial to TinyBasicWebON THE CYBER HOLE <a href="https://cyberhole.online/basic/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://cyberhole.online/basic/</a><a href="https://appdot.net/tags/cyberhole" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#cyberhole</a> <a href="https://appdot.net/tags/basic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#basic</a> <a href="https://appdot.net/tags/retrocomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#retrocomputing</a> I'll start doing some real work with this in a minute. Just easier to bug-fix and docs first. Have a couple thoughts about getting program output in a period-appropriate way: LINE PRINTER!

Digital Mark λ ☕️ 🕹 🙄You can now paste directly into BASIC with your usual ⌘V or ^V onTHE CYBER HOLE <a href="https://cyberhole.online/basic/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://cyberhole.online/basic/</a>63 ASCII char lines max, please.However copy only dumps text into console, because it's impossible to predict what'll be hard or easy in JS. Paste looks like more of a security problem! But copy is locked down! I'm gonna try stupid hidden element tricks tomorrow but I've got the post-coffee jitters now and shouldnae code any longer.<a href="https://appdot.net/tags/cyberhole" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#cyberhole</a> <a href="https://appdot.net/tags/basic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#basic</a> <a href="https://appdot.net/tags/retrocomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#retrocomputing</a> <a href="https://appdot.net/tags/javascript" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#javascript</a> <a href="https://appdot.net/tags/wat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#wat</a>

Digital Mark λ ☕️ 🕹 🙄Almost literally hit ENTER and it's finished.Before tonight, if you ran this it'd get from 99 to 80s, then slow to a dead crawl at the end of the lines. <a href="https://appdot.net/tags/cyberhole" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#cyberhole</a> <a href="https://appdot.net/tags/basic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#basic</a> <a href="https://appdot.net/tags/retrocomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#retrocomputing</a>

µPI've just uploaded a scan of my (xeroxed) manual for the "C7420 Home Computer Module" to <a href="https://mastodon.archive.org/@internetarchive" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@internetarchive</a>. The C7420 is a <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BASIC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BASIC</a> cartridge with <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Z80" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Z80</a> CPU and RAM expansion for the Philips <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/G7400" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#G7400</a> (<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MagnavoxOdyssey2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MagnavoxOdyssey2</a>) <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Videopac" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Videopac</a>+ video game console.I did not find any manual for that online - neither Enlish nor German. So, here you are:<a href="https://archive.org/details/C7420-heimcomputermodul-basic" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://archive.org/details/C7420-heimcomputermodul-basic</a>

Digital Mark λ ☕️ 🕹 🙄I've been working on optimizing Terminal performance, it used to REALLY lag out on long text printing across lines or scrolling.Not now! It's too fast to measure! Tho I lost the pulsing cursor, but even if I put that back it'll still be drawing at native speed.I don't want to write a buffer to make it slow down to some terminal speed, but I kinda ought to. Or add a PAUSE command so you can make fake slowdown.Also maybe text aligned better on non-Safari? <a href="https://appdot.net/tags/cyberhole" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#cyberhole</a> <a href="https://appdot.net/tags/basic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#basic</a> <a href="https://appdot.net/tags/retrocomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#retrocomputing</a>

µPErnst Neubeck created a database with <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Commodore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Commodore</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BASIC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BASIC</a> and <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/assembly" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#assembly</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/typein" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#typein</a> listings (mostly tools for <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/C64" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#C64</a>, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/VIC20" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#VIC20</a>, and others) he found in German magazines. You can browse it online by typing in names, titles, oder keywords and download as scans or prg files:<a href="https://inc-x.net/mylisting/?PIN=53281" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://inc-x.net/mylisting/?PIN=53281</a><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RetroComputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#RetroComputing</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PaperWare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PaperWare</a>

Gothic Card (Robert G)Can someone release a new Sinclair ZX80/81. In stead of tape, us SD card, and have HDMI connection.<a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/Sinclair" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Sinclair</a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/zx80" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#zx80</a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/zx81" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#zx81</a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/sinclairbasic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#sinclairbasic</a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/basic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#basic</a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/basicprogramming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#basicprogramming</a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/LoveThe80s" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LoveThe80s</a>

Digital Mark λ ☕️ 🕹 🙄It's possible in L2 of Tiny BASIC I might add a strcmp() function that is case-sensitive, or language collating. For casual uses, like menu choices, case-insensitive is always preferable. <a href="https://appdot.net/tags/basic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#basic</a> <a href="https://appdot.net/tags/retrocomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#retrocomputing</a>

Digital Mark λ ☕️ 🕹 🙄TinyBasicWeb: Implemented string comparison, and fixed some input bugs. It's more usable now!<a href="https://appdot.net/tags/cyberhole" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#cyberhole</a> <a href="https://appdot.net/tags/basic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#basic</a> <a href="https://appdot.net/tags/retrocomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#retrocomputing</a>

Juan F. RamírezTron. Avoid all the obstacles in this exciting <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/machinecode" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#machinecode</a> game from <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/microhobby" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#microhobby</a> magazine.Download: <a href="https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/entry/16406/ZX-Spectrum/Tron" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/entry/16406/ZX-Spectrum/Tron</a><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/zxspectrum" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#zxspectrum</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BASIC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BASIC</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/retrogaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#retrogaming</a>

Dmian 🇪🇺I have to give it to Eben Upton: the Pi 400/500 are the spiritual successors of 1980s Home Computers. Everything included in a keyboard package that you can connect to a TV. I also think BASIC Engine is/was the ideal BASIC for it. It’s sad it’s almost abandoned. 😢 <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/retrocomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#retrocomputing</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/basic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#basic</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/raspberrypi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#raspberrypi</a>

Scott Williams 🐧BASIC works. If I can find a dang DB-25 cable, we can see how the floppy disks fare. Hoping I can source some Oregon Trail for this thing.<a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/BASIC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BASIC</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Apple" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Apple</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/retrocomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#retrocomputing</a>

☮ ♥ ♬ 🧑‍💻1985“BASIC was a fine tool to learn programming with. But <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/programs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#programs</a> in it occupied far too much of the limited working <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/memory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#memory</a> of a <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/microcomputer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#microcomputer</a>, and it was horribly slow. The way to get anything ambitious done was to write the program directly in the language <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/BASIC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BASIC</a> translated into: <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/assembly" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#assembly</a> code, only one layer up from the <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/silicon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#silicon</a>. Suddenly, you were responsible for the entire flow of very simple commands that allowed the computer to function.”40 years ago, Elite was created and released by <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/IanBell" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#IanBell</a> and <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/DavidBraben" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DavidBraben</a>.<a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/Software" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Software</a> / <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/Elite" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Elite</a> / <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/programming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#programming</a> / <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/Cambridge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Cambridge</a> / <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/computing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#computing</a> / <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/BBCMicro" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BBCMicro</a> <<a href="https://theguardian.com/books/2003/oct/18/features.weekend" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://theguardian.com/books/2003/oct/18/features.weekend</a>>

Stewart Russell"The C64 is a Personal Computer, not a games console, and it doesn't normally auto-run software from the disk drive. Instead it comes with a built-in text adventure game in the form of an interpreter for (a simple implementation of) the BASIC programming language. "— <a href="https://github.com/cebix/frodo4" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://github.com/cebix/frodo4</a><a href="https://xoxo.zone/tags/RetroComputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#RetroComputing</a> <a href="https://xoxo.zone/tags/Commodore64" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Commodore64</a> <a href="https://xoxo.zone/tags/BASIC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BASIC</a>

Digital Mark λ ☕️ 🕹 🙄Tiny afternoon update, added hurkle.bas so you can now CHASE THE HURKLE in the CYBER HOLE !!! <a href="https://cyberhole.online/basic/basic.html?run=hurkle.bas" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://cyberhole.online/basic/basic.html?run=hurkle.bas</a>(yes, you can autorun a program from the URL!)Which was very productive for finding a couple bugs/issues, but 98% worked as designed.<a href="https://appdot.net/tags/cyberhole" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#cyberhole</a> <a href="https://appdot.net/tags/basic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#basic</a> <a href="https://appdot.net/tags/retrocomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#retrocomputing</a>

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