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Silicium<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/silicium" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#silicium</a> collection 💾🎹 <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Yamaha" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Yamaha</a> CX5MII de 1985, l’ordinateur qui pensait en 8 bits mais rêvait en <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MIDI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MIDI</a> quand les autres <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MSX" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MSX</a> codaient en <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BASIC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BASIC</a>. 🖥️ + 🎶 = 🤯 <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/retrocomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#retrocomputing</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/remaking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#remaking</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/computer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#computer</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/VintageTech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#VintageTech</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/electroretro" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#electroretro</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/heritage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#heritage</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/toulouse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#toulouse</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/vintagecomputer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#vintagecomputer</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/geek" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#geek</a>

Kevin Karhan :verified:<a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/@jrsharp" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@jrsharp</a> <a href="https://social.jlamothe.net/profile/me" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@me</a> If <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/8bitGuy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#8bitGuy</a> didn't go with <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Commodore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Commodore</a>- <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/BASIC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BASIC</a> and stuff it would be somewhat feasible to design a <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/CommanderX16" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CommanderX16</a> - Style system and just laser-cut/<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hm_JrACrmVs&t=3m48s" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">CNC-mill the top and bottom layer PCB traces from a double-side copper-plated fiberglass circuit board</a>, and do the rest like Vias and sockets and components in through-hole fashion.<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hm_JrACrmVs&t=2m23s" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hm_JrACrmVs&t=2m23s</a>

Digital Mark λ ☕️ 🕹 🙄<a href="https://social.solarpunk.au/users/vidak" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@vidak</a> PILOT? It's much less fussy about syntax. But the versions of PILOT were too incompatible, even compared to BASIC.Block structured langs suck to type in because there's no line numbers, you have to keep track of where you are and visual diff the programs.8-bit magazines also had those checksum programs, which were super useful, hard to make one for anything else. <a href="https://appdot.net/tags/basic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#basic</a>

µPCan you imagine a funnier sunday morning activity than reading a badly scanned <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HP9830" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#HP9830</a> ROM <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/assembly" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#assembly</a> listing in search for the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BASIC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BASIC</a> tokenizer tables?<a href="https://patentimages.storage.googleapis.com/a6/6e/52/8c4a67aa704f77/US4012725.pdf" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://patentimages.storage.googleapis.com/a6/6e/52/8c4a67aa704f77/US4012725.pdf</a>

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>

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>

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>

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>>

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/?run=hurkle.bas" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://cyberhole.online/basic/?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>

Digital Mark λ ☕️ 🕹 🙄IT IS DONE! All functionality of TinyBasicWeb Level 1 works!<a href="https://cyberhole.online/basic/basic.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://cyberhole.online/basic/basic.html</a> DIR "" to see sample programs, RUN "whatever" to load & run.You can make simple INPUT-based games!There's no arrays yet, so don't get too hype, but for a lot of "prompt and show a thing" programs, it's good enough.I have some network-related things to do next, so I can start using it for a general-purpose forms UI.<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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