And of course, let's not forget TimeShare BASIC on the HP2000! <grin>
It ran on 2100, 21MX, and 21MXE systems (all HP). That system brought up a
BASIC environment on each terminal (no access to other languages, etc.). No
editor either, to replace a line you just retyped the line using the same
line number.
According to Jeff Moffat's website, there was also a multiuser BASIC
available on the 2100. It appears to be a stripped down precursor to TSB.
Matter of fact, he has an emuator AND the images for the multiuser BASIC
available on his website. IIRC, it's at
http://oscar.taurus.com/~jeff/2100
Cheers!
Jay West
-----Original Message-----
From: Christian Fandt <cfandt_at_netsync.net>
To: Discussion re-collecting of classic computers
<classiccmp_at_u.washington.edu>
Date: Wednesday, May 12, 1999 8:43 AM
Subject: Re: BASIC
>Upon the date 02:35 AM 5/12/99 -0700, Mike Ford said something like:
>>> I'm interested in the old line numbered basics. Are there any web
>>>sites or email lists regarding programming in the old basic languages?
>>>Stephanie sring_at_uslink.net
>>
>>Yipes, I thought they were all that way. ;) Then again I learned basic on
a
>>Data General via teletype. What sort of questions do you have?
>>
>
>Gee Stephanie, that question makes some of us feel *old*! :-)
>
>Us 'older folks' learned BASIC back in the old days and knew it as always
>having line numbers then. Mike falls within "our group" it appears.
>Nowadays, the apparent influences of other structured languages like the
>Pascal flavors, ADA, C/C++, etc. have allowed modern BASICs to be designed
>to not use line numbers, and hence, be somewhat more structured :)
>
>First BASIC I came across that didn't have line numbering was BASIC-09 that
>I used on my OS-9/68k industrial computer in the late 80's. The BASIC-09
>was first written for the 6809-based Radio Shack Color Computers (early
>80's vintage) which ran OS-9 Level 1 and was eventually ported over to the
>68000 level of OS-9. Compared with the OS-9 Pascal I also had, it looked
>quite similar. That brought me renewed respect for BASIC. *Structured*
>BASIC, that is.
>
>Regards, Chris
>-- --
>Christian Fandt, Electronic/Electrical Historian
>Jamestown, NY USA cfandt_at_netsync.net
>Member of Antique Wireless Association
> URL: http://www.ggw.org/awa
>
Received on Wed May 12 1999 - 09:00:41 BST