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| | Commodore BASIC - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
 | | Commodore took the source code of the flat-fee BASIC and developed it further internally for all their home computers. | | | Commodore BASIC is the dialect of BASIC used in Commodore International's 8-bit home computer line, stretching from the PET of 1977 to the C128 of 1985. | | | BASIC 8 (C128; floppy disk and optional internal ROM chip) (Walrusoft) |
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commodore_BASIC
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| | Microsoft BASIC - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
| | After the initial success of Altair BASIC, Microsoft BASIC became the basis for a lucrative software licensing business, being ported to the majority of the numerous home and personal computers of the 1970s and especially the 1980s, and extended along the way. | | | It first appeared in 1975 as Altair BASIC, which was the first BASIC (and indeed the first programming language) available for the MITS Altair 8800 hobbyist microcomputer. | | | The Altair BASIC interpreter was developed by Microsoft founders Paul Allen and Bill Gates with help from Monte Davidoff, using a self made Intel 8080 software simulator running on a minicomputer. |
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_BASIC
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| | Articles - Commodore International |
| | Commodore developed and marketed the world´s best-selling desktop computer, the Commodore 64 (1982). | | | Commodore is the commonly used name for Commodore International, a West Chester, Pennsylvania based electronics company who was a vital player in the home/personal computer field in the 1980s. | | | Commodore brought this new 16-bit computer design (known initially as the Lorraine, later dubbed the Amiga 1000) to market in the fall of 1985 for US $1295. |
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http://www.kingj.com/articles/Commodore_International
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| | Commodore 128 assembly programming |
| | Commodore 128 computers where the VDC chip has 64 kB of RAM memory have better graphics capabilities when the VDC chip is used. | | | This is because they are successors of the VIC (VIC-I) chip that existed in the Commodore VIC 20 computer and predecessors of the VIC-III chip in the Commodore 65. | | | Of course, the memory map for the Commodore 128 is different from that for the Commodore 64. |
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http://folkvagn.commodore64.org/c128assembly.htm
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| | Articles - Commodore 64 |
| | The Commodore 64 (C64, CBM 64/CBM64, C= 64), also sometimes nicknamed "the breadbin" due to its shape, is a home computer with 64 kilobytes of RAM that was popular in the 1980s. | | | As the Commodore 128 and other manufacturers´ more advanced computers came onto the market, Commodore positioned the 64 as an entry-level computer, lowering the price as necessary. | | | Though the original hardware is now used only by a few hobbyists, emulators allow anyone with a modern computer to run these programs on their desktop (with varying degrees of success and functionality). |
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http://www.hailstone.biz/articles/Commodore_64
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| | Commodore 128D computer |
| | 1982: Commodore releases the 1540 Single-Drive Floppy for the VIC-20. | | | 1988: Commodore introduces the Amiga 2000HD and the Amiga 2500. | | | 1987: January - Commodore announces the Amiga 500 and the Amiga 2000. |
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http://oldcomputers.net/c128d.html
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| | Commodore |
| | This was the first computer from Commodore introduced in 1981. | | | In 1986, Commodore introduced the C64C with a new design and a graphical operating system called GEOS which could be loaded from a floppy disk. | | | The very first computer of our family was a second-hand Commodore 64 connected to a blackandwhite telly. |
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http://www.qsl.net/hb9xch/computer/commodore/commodore.html
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| | Commodore PET BASIC Keyword Reference |
| | Any BASIC program in memory is untouched, but all variables, arrays, GOSUB addresses, FOR...NEXT loops, user-defined functions, and files are erased from memory, and their space is mode available to new variables, etc. In the case of files to the disk and cassette tape, they are not properly CLOSED by the CLR statement. | | | A RUNning program stops and BASIC returns to direct mode when an END or STOP statement is reached, when the last line of the program is finished, or when a BASIC error occurs during execution. | | | The POKE statement and PEEK statement (which is a built-in function that looks at a memory location) are useful for data storage, controlling graphics displays or sound generation, loading assembly language sub- routines, and passing arguments and results to and from assembly language subroutines. |
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http://www.iso.port.ac.uk/~mike/interests/chistory/documents/PETFAQ/petwords.html
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| | At the dawn of Commodore Electronics, Intl. |
| | Since the BASIC language was also the main user interface, the computer as a whole improved in usability and power with each upgrade of the BASIC language environment. | | | The bugs found in the original BASIC 1.0 were fixed as version 2.0 eventually gave way to BASIC 3.0 and finally BASIC 4.0. | | | Internally, Commodore designed a new motherboard with less expensive and more reliable components. |
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http://www.zimmers.net/cbmpics/cepets.html
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| | This type of BASIC was first used by Commodore on the first widely available micro in 1977 so there is a lot of campatible software around. | | | The bg disadvantage is that the BASIC is simple, making it hard to write your own programs using the sophisticated features. | | | In this mode the BASIC is switched out for machine code programs or to add languages like Pascal. |
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http://www.vintagecomputer.co.uk/vcshop/scripts/reviews1985.asp
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| | At the dawn of Commodore Electronics, Intl. |
| | Commodore would continue to use a highly modified and upgraded version of this interpretor in their 8-bit computers to the very end, having never paid a cent in royalties to Microsoft. | | | The design of the Commodore PET 2001 was born from the mind and 6502 processor of Mr. | | | The version of BASIC used by Commodore was actually part of a perpetual licensing agreement with Microsoft. |
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http://www.zimmers.net/cbmpics/cp2001.html
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| | Commodore PET FAQ |
| | The PET line was Commodore's first computer line after purchasing MOS Technologies, the primary design of the computer (as well as its microprocessor, the 6502) was by Chuck Peddle. | | | Change the line-link to the memory location of the program to be moved; use cursor keys to move up and change the first two two-digit numbers to read: :0401 01 08 00 00 8F 00 00 00 ^^ ^^ (for a program from a 64, otherwise, see table x) 7. | | | IEEE-488 is also used on some Hewlett Packard computers and is referred to as either the HP-GPIB, HPIB or just GPIB (for General Purpose Interface Bus). |
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http://www.6502.org/users/andre/petindex/local/petfaq.html
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| | PET Prattle 3 |
| | In 1977 when Commodore developed their first ever microcomputer with an inbuilt BASIC interpreter, they negotiated with Microsoft and bought a version of the language, rather than merely licensing the rights to use it. | | | When Commodore introduced the 8032, knowing it was to be a business machine and that disks would be the norm, rather than the exception, they included disk commands as standard. | | | More likely is that a conscious decision was made to use BASIC 2.0 for speed and ease, as it was thought that no-one would use a disk drive with such a hobby computer. |
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http://www.icpug.org.uk/national/archives/021118ar.htm
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| | It turns out that the 3+1 software included with the Commodore Plus/4 was originally designed to be but one of the many choices for bundled software with the 264. | | | Evidently, it was the computer the CBM engineers were working on before the VIC-20 project. | | | The result is a new crop of trivia questions guaranteed to rack your brain and have you reachin' for those numerous Commodore publications. |
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http://www.canberra.edu.au/~scott/C=Hacking/C-Hacking12/trivia.txt
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| | Even though they were producing a computer to compete with home video games, they learned their lesson with the PET 2001 and gave the VIC 20 a REAL keyboard. | | | Commodore then invented the 2040 Dual Floppy Disk Drive. | | | It was one of the first personal computers on the market. |
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http://home.att.net/~rmestel/articles/disk_drive_evolution.txt
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| | Timeline: BASIC to Visual Basic .NET |
| | Commodore BASIC (developed by Microsoft) for the Commodore PET computer. | | | General Electric ships the fifth version of (Dartmouth) BASIC with their systems. | | | Between versions 4 and 5, significant changes were made in the user interface. |
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http://addressof.com/blog/articles/VBTimeline.aspx
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| | PC-Commodore Cross-Platform Utilities |
| | These utilities are designed for working with Commodore files from within a PC environment. | | | MLXPC is a program used to convert listings in Compute!'s Gazette MLX format (and Ahoy!'s Flankspeed format) into binaries. | | | Using a scanner and OCR software, you can scan the MLX text, OCR it and convert it directly to a Commodore binary file. |
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http://mailink.videocam.net.au/pc-cbm-utility/utility_index.html
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| | Commodore 64 |
| | Click here to view comments about other Commodore computers. | | | I went through 5 years of college with this as my main computer and made over $2500 writing small BASIC programs for COMPUTE! | | | Although, ML programmers could swap out various ROM banks, making nearly all the RAM available.) Great sound and graphics for its time. |
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http://obsoletecomputermuseum.org/c64
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| | Commodore PET 2001 |
| | Interestingly, Commodore was able to purchase BASIC for a one-time fee, meaning Microsoft never collected any royalties from the sale of the countless Commodore computers running it. | | | The PET (short for "Personal Electronic Transactor") was the first computer made by Commodore. | | | The BASIC programming language built into the PET series was originally purchased by Commodore from a small, obscure company called Microsoft. |
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http://www.cs.cuw.edu/museum/CommodorePet2001.html
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| | Index of Compute! articles |
| | Basically Useful BASIC A Quick-Fix Approach To Calculating Tables | | | Learning With Computers After The Basics Of BASIC | | | The Editor's Notes Commodore Announces A New Generation Of PET/CBM Computers |
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http://www.atarimagazines.com/compute/index
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| | AmigaDOS Workbench 1.2 Amiga Basic 1.2, Commodore |
| | Other Software Retro Computer: Amiga software from Commodore | | | Category: Software Retro Computer: Amiga software: AmigaDOS Workbench 1.2 Amiga Basic 1.2 | | | Please select one of the categories below to browse all our products. |
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http://www.clive.nl/detail/24758
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| | davidviner.com: Commodore BASIC Program Lister |
| | This utility will list out a BASIC program from any Commodore 8-bit computer onto a new browser window. | | | Note that because a web page cannot display the special Commodore control codes these will be displayed as words in braces such as {clr} and {left} instead. | | | A copy of the file lister can be downloaded here. |
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http://www.davidviner.com/cbmlister.php
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| | OLD-COMPUTERS.COM : The Museum |
| | This renaming came along with a slight change in the built-in software: you could not choose between many different programs anymore, but each Plus/4 was delivered with the 3-plus-1 software. | | | It has an improved BASIC compared to the C=64’s, this one features graphic and sound instructions and a built-in assembler, but has lost lots of interesting C-64 features like great sound chip (SID: Sound Interface Device) or hardware sprites. | | | This machine wasn't built to be a competitor of the C=64, but it wasn’t meant to replace it either. |
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http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?st=1&c=194
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| | Commodore BASIC's USR function |
| | function is that it is always available for redefinition, even if other BASIC externsions are available. | | | One of the most over-looked functions in the Commodore BASIC repertoire is | | | In his 2nd Basic Project, starting in the 8/1999 issue, Arndt Dettke mentioned the lack of a modulo operator, one that calculates the remainder of an integer division. |
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http://www.softwolves.pp.se/cbm/artiklar/usr.en.html
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| | HOW TO PROGRAM YOUR C64 IF YOU'VE NEVER PROGRAMMED A COMPUTER BEFORE 9.95 | | | ADVANCED BASIC PROGRAMMING FOR THE C64 and OTHER COMMODORE 12.95 | | | MACHINE LANGUAGE FOR THE C64 and OTHER COMMODORE 12.95 |
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http://www.vintagecomputer.com/books.htm
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| | Skull 2K's Commodore 64 BASIC Games Page |
| | Although I loved to play the many games that were available, I had the desire to create games. | | | I still create games in BASIC and will bring each one out here as I do. | | | Magyar Commodore 64 H.Q. A hungarian page with many C64 games to choose from, including mine. |
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http://mywebpages.comcast.net/skull2k5/indexOld.html?ok
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| | Vb Commodore - Visual Basic Resources |
| | ...Introduced in 1978, the original design was actually a rebadged Opel Commodore, which was.....The first was the VB Commodore which came with a 2.8L engine and 4-speed manual... | | | This system is most commonly seen on late model V8's... | | | ...The first was the VB Commodore which came with a 2.8L engine and 4 el cielo album.....Introduced in 1978, the first was the VB Commodore which came with a 2.8L engine and 4 use... |
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http://www.vb-resources.com/visual-basic/vb-commodore.html
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| | OLD-COMPUTERS.COM : The Museum |
| | Type: wait 6502, 10 and "MICROSOFT!" will be printed on the display 10 times. | | | The Commodore PET 2001 was a very successful machine. | | | Re-seat the chips and put a nylon wire tye under the socket and over the chip to hold it snuggly in place. |
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http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?st=1&c=191
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| | C-64 Programmers Reference |
| | Converting Standard BASIC Programs to Commodore 64 BASIC | | | Programming Sound and Music on your Commodore 64 |
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http://www.myoldcomputers.com/museum/man/c64ref.htm
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| | Commodore 64 User's Handbook |
| | Introduction to the Commodore 64 and Its Peripherals |
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http://www.myoldcomputers.com/museum/books/c64usershandbook.htm
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