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Version of the BASIC programming language
BBC BASIC is an interpreted version of the BASIC programming language. It was developed by Acorn Computers Ltd when they were selected by the BBC to supply
BBC_BASIC
Family of programming languages
Second-generation BASICs (for example, VAX Basic, SuperBASIC, True BASIC, QuickBASIC, BBC BASIC, Pick BASIC, PowerBASIC, Liberty BASIC, QB64 and (arguably) COMAL) introduced
BASIC
Series of British microcomputers by Acorn
was its built-in BBC BASIC programming language, known for its robust feature set and accessible syntax. As a home system, the BBC also fostered a community
BBC_Micro
English computer scientist (born 1957)
Acorn Computers and was instrumental in designing the BBC Microcomputer, including the BBC BASIC programming language. She first began designing the ARM
Sophie_Wilson
"very influenced" by BBC BASIC, though adding additional functions to do things that would have required assembly language on the BBC.[1] The "ARNOLD" platform
Locomotive_BASIC
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up BBC or bbc in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. BBC is the British Broadcasting Corporation, a British public service broadcaster. BBC or bbc may also
BBC_(disambiguation)
Microcomputer
the BBC Micro, along with additional commands and system calls plus a variety of enhancements. The improved version of BBC Basic was named Basic 4, fixing
BBC_Master
British computer manufacturer
the instruction set, writing a simulation of the processor in BBC BASIC that ran on a BBC Micro with a 6502 second processor. It convinced the Acorn engineers
Acorn_Computers
Programming language
WordBasic (pre-VBA) (MS Windows) Atari BASIC BBC BASIC Integer BASIC Locomotive BASIC An Open Letter to Hobbyists Tiny BASIC Sources differ in regard to the
Microsoft_BASIC
American pay television network
BBC America is an American basic cable network owned by AMC Global Media. The channel primarily airs sci-fi and action series and films, as well as selected
BBC_America
Russell is the creator of the BBC BASIC for Windows programming language and the author of the Z80 and MS-DOS versions of BBC BASIC. He was educated at Gravesend
Richard_T._Russell
Personal computer
preserves a degree of compatibility with Acorn's earlier machines, offering BBC BASIC, support for running 8-bit applications, and display modes compatible
Acorn_Archimedes
1992 film by Paul Verhoeven
Basic Instinct is a 1992 erotic thriller mystery film directed by Paul Verhoeven and written by Joe Eszterhas. Starring Michael Douglas, Sharon Stone
Basic_Instinct
Base-16 numeric representation
changed to 16. MSX BASIC, QuickBASIC, FreeBASIC and Visual Basic prefix hex numbers with &H: &H5A3 BBC BASIC and Locomotive BASIC use & for hex TI-89
Hexadecimal
Typographical mark (`) (Freestanding grave accent)
numeric ASCII value of an ASCII character wherever a number is expected. BBC BASIC: The backtick character is valid at the beginning of or within a variable
Backtick
Two-dimensional physics simulator engine
DarkBASIC and BBC BASIC. On October 30, 2009, it was announced that Box2D was being integrated into the (now older) Torque 2D game engine. BBC Basic for
Box2D
Defines whether uppercase and lowercase letters are treated as distinct
not case-sensitive), such as ABAP, Ada, most BASICs (an exception being BBC BASIC), Common Lisp, Fortran, SQL (for the syntax, and for some vendor implementations
Case_sensitivity
Former British national and regional radio station (1939–1967)
Programme itself. The BBC Home Service had seven different regions, while London and South East England was served by the "basic" service, which was not
BBC_Home_Service
Interpreter that enables users to enter and run programs in the BASIC language
BASICs—for example, SBASIC (1976), BBC BASIC (1981), True BASIC (1983), Beta BASIC (1983), QuickBASIC (1985), and AmigaBASIC (1986) -- introduced a number
BASIC_interpreter
with on-board BASIC. They shipped standard with a version of BASIC that was installed in the computer. The computers can access the BASIC language without
List of computers with on-board BASIC
List_of_computers_with_on-board_BASIC
Symbol representing the word "and" (&)
denote a hexadecimal number, such as &FF for decimal 255, for instance in BBC BASIC.[citation needed] (The modern convention is to use "x" as a prefix to
Ampersand
Term for abstraction in computer programming
MOS sufficiently for 8-bit BASIC programs not containing assembly language to run without modification. Also in BBC BASIC, not only does the numeric variable
Magic_(programming)
Sinclair QL variant of the BASIC programming language
BASICs to be integrated into a microcomputer's operating system (unlike BBC BASIC which preceded it in 1981), making the OS user-extendable—as done by Linus
SuperBASIC
Dialect of the BASIC programming language
underlying system was greatly expanded to produce BBC BASIC on the Atom's successor, the BBC Micro. BBC BASIC ROMs were later offered to Atom users. Acorn
Acorn_System_BASIC
Family of RISC-based computer architectures
the instruction set, writing a simulation of the processor in BBC BASIC that ran on a BBC Micro with a second 6502 processor. This convinced Acorn engineers
ARM_architecture_family
BASIC interpreter for the Sinclair Research ZX Spectrum microcomputer
widely used of these was BBC BASIC. Beta BASIC named procedures did not need to be called with the PROC keyword like in BBC BASIC and thus became new language
Beta_BASIC
Computer operating system
language BBC BASIC ROM, with 6502 assembler built in, supplied with the BBC Micro is the default application used for this purpose. The BBC Micro would
Acorn_MOS
BASCOM (BASIC compiler) [de] BASIC I, BASIC II, BASIC III (see Luxor/DIAB BASIC) BASIC 2.0 (see Commodore BASIC) BASIC 7.0 (see Commodore BASIC) BASIC A+ (Atari
List_of_BASIC_dialects
Computer operating system by Acorn Computers Ltd
exists with subsequent versions of the OS and hardware. Single-tasking BBC BASIC applications often require only trivial changes, if any.[citation needed]
RISC_OS
Can automatically carry out a stored sequence of operations
the On-Board C Compiler for fx series Casio calculators and the TI-83 BBC Basic port. One possibility arising from the above is writing interpreters,
Programmable_calculator
Personal computer sold in Britain
of the ZX Spectrum. It has 32 kilobytes of RAM, and its ROM includes BBC BASIC II together with the operating system. Announced in 1982 for a possible
Acorn_Electron
Pascal, Modula-2, Occam, and BASIC] [Unix-like] Clang C/C++/Objective-C Compiler AMD Optimizing C/C++ Compiler FreeBASIC [Basic] [DOS/Linux/Windows] Free
List_of_compilers
Series of Acorn Computers peripherals
mode, or only 5.75 KB with the disc interface). A version of BBC BASIC II, called Hi-BASIC, was delivered on ROM with this processor together with a DNFS
BBC_Micro_expansion_unit
Notebook computer released in 1987
1987 BBC Micro ROM called Acornsoft View Professional), along with several other applications and utilities, such as a Z80-version of the BBC BASIC programming
Cambridge_Z88
Virtual machine and game engine
who is better known by his nickname Zep, started to work on a BBC BASIC styled BASIC interpreter dubbed LEX500. Joseph later returned to LEX500 while
PICO-8
Acorn Computers home computer, 1980–1982
Atom which allowed users to switch between Atom BASIC and the more advanced "BBC BASIC" used by the BBC Micro. The upgrade was purely to the programming
Acorn_Atom
British television sitcom (2006–2013)
include three JPG images and a text adventure game file. Episode 4 has a BBC BASIC listing. Episode 6 has light bars in the corner of the screen, which can
The_IT_Crowd
Computer scientist and journalist
Interface, which developed Macintosh-based programs compatible with BBC BASIC and BBC Micro software. Johnson-Davies contributed articles to Acorn User
David_Johnson-Davies
Commercial computer programming language and integrated development environment (IDE)
developed entirely independently by Richard Russell and is written in BBC BASIC. LBB offers (typically) increased execution speed, smaller self-contained
Liberty_BASIC
Notebook computer
address book and time manager), a simple calculator, and a version of the BBC BASIC interpreter. The computer's design, evocative of the TRS-80 Model 100
Amstrad_NC100
BBC's department in charge of broadcasting weather forecasts
BBC Weather is the department of the BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation) responsible for both the preparation and the broadcasting of weather forecasts
BBC_Weather
Two-dimensional cellular automaton
the Game of Life on home computers were by Malcolm Banthorpe written in BBC BASIC. The first was in the January 1984 issue of Acorn User magazine, and Banthorpe
Conway's_Game_of_Life
Microsoft command to clear the screen
BASIC such as Sinclair BASIC (1980), or BBC BASIC found on the BBC Micro computers (1981). The CLS command is also present in BASIC versions for Microsoft
CLS_(command)
Commands in some high-level programming languages
[citation needed] There were also BASIC dialects that used the reserved words MEMR and MEMW instead. BBC BASIC, used on the BBC Micro and other Acorn Computers
PEEK_and_POKE
CP/M Plus, and the Acorn BBC Micro's Zilog Z80 second processor. In the 1980s, it was standard industry practice to bundle a BASIC interpreter with microcomputers
Mallard_BASIC
(also under Perl) BASIC (also under Fortran II) AmigaBASIC Applesoft BASIC AMOS BASIC BASIC Stamp Basic-256 BASIC09 BBC Basic Blitz BASIC Blitz3D BlitzMax
Generational list of programming languages
Generational_list_of_programming_languages
Floating-point number formats
PowerBASIC BASIC compiler provides EXT or EXTENDED 10-byte extended-precision floating-point data type. Some versions of BBC BASIC, notably BBC BASIC for
Extended_precision
common data area varies according to the particular dialect of BASIC that is in use. On BBC BASIC, for example, only a specific subset of all variables are
Chain_loading
1984 home computer
included: TIKO, a CP/M 2.2-compatible operating system A version of the BBC BASIC programming language interpreter A COMAL interpreter Optional expansions:
Tiki-100
Unconditional social welfare proposal
Universal basic income (UBI) is a social welfare proposal in which all members of a given population regularly receive a minimum income in the form of
Universal_basic_income
Computer text file character representing blank space
driver. It was therefore also known as "dot space" in conjunction with BBC BASIC. Under code point 224 (0xE0) the computer also provided a special
Whitespace_character
Means of entering commands to software
can also access the same commands from other command lines (such as the BBC BASIC command line), by preceding the command with a *. In IBM's TSO, the command
Command-line_interface
2006 film by Michael Caton-Jones
Basic Instinct 2 (also known as Basic Instinct 2: Risk Addiction) is a 2006 erotic thriller film directed by Michael Caton-Jones, produced by Mario Kassar
Basic_Instinct_2
Croatian camp guard
Insight. BIRN. "Bosnia war crimes: Former female fighter Azra Bašić gets 14 years". BBC News. 27 December 2017. Dizdarevic, Emina (27 December 2017).
Azra_Bašić
Seven short BASIC programming language programs
benchmarks are a series of seven short BASIC programming language programs that are used to test the performance of BASIC implementations on various microcomputers
Rugg/Feldman_benchmarks
Topics referred to by the same term
album So Full of Love Brandy, a GPL clone of the programming language BBC BASIC Brandy v Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission, an Australian
Brandy_(disambiguation)
Logo used by the British Broadcasting Corporation
The logo of the BBC, known as the BBC blocks, has been a brand identity for the corporation and its work since the 1950s in a variety of designs. Until
Logo_of_the_BBC
Implementation of Lua to RISC OS
that of BBC Basic. RiscLua has been developed since 2002 with the intention of providing for RISC OS a more modern alternative to BBC Basic. Previous
RiscLua
UK-based software company founded in 1981
accessory suite Fast ASM (1986) – 68000 assembler Fast BASIC – a ROM-based, BBC BASIC-like semi-compiled BASIC language ArtWorks (1991) – vector graphics drawing
Xara
British comedy television series
created and written by Diane Morgan and Sarah Kendall that premiered on BBC One and BBC iPlayer on 17 July 2026. It stars Morgan, Sue Johnston and Paul Ready
Ann_Droid
English actress, comedian, writer (born 1975)
on the BBC Two sitcom Motherland (2016–2022) and Kath in the Netflix dark comedy series After Life (2019–2022). She wrote and starred in the BBC Two comedy
Diane_Morgan
High-definition television channel
channels BBC One, BBC Two, BBC Three, BBC Four, CBBC and CBeebies, although earlier and later in its existence programmes from BBC One and BBC Two were
BBC_HD
Method used in early text mode video hardware to emulate raster graphics
mode Sixel PETSCII ATASCII TI calculator character sets "R.T.Russell: BBC BASIC for Windows". www.bbcbasic.co.uk. Freytag (c), Asmus (2020-10-13). "Teletext
Semigraphics
Croatian actress
Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts. Bašić appeared in the BBC medical drama Casualty as Serbian paramedic Snezana Lalovic. Bašić has made a number of appearances
Ivana_Bašić_(actress)
BBC's decision by cancelling interviews scheduled with the company; El-Baradei claimed the refusal to air the aid appeal "violates the rules of basic
Criticism_of_the_BBC
Controversies surrounding the BBC
This article chronologically outlines controversies involving the BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation). It includes allegations of political bias, editorial
BBC_controversies
English poet and performer (b. 1937)
Retrieved 5 September 2019. "R.T.Russell: Happy Birthday BBC BASIC!". www.bbcbasic.co.uk. BBC [pdf] bbc.nvg.org "Equinox: The Elements – Windfall Films". Retrieved
Roger_McGough
Welsh actress (born 1978)
roles include Ceri Lewis in the long-running BBC Wales drama series Belonging (2000–2009), Gwen Cooper in the BBC science-fiction series Torchwood (2006–2011)
Eve_Myles
take sideways ROMs. The BBC Micro shipped with a single ROM, containing BBC BASIC; further ROMs can be added to the computer to add software that will remain
Sideways_address_space
Former software division of Acorn Computers
version (BBC 1982) L15 L16 L17 PROLOG Micro (BBC 1985) L18 ISO-Pascal (BBC 1984, Electron ROM cartridge 1985) L19 COMAL (BBC 1984). L20 L21 L22 BASIC Editor
Acornsoft
British mockumentary television sitcom (2001–2003)
mockumentary television sitcom first broadcast in the United Kingdom on BBC Two on 9 July 2001. Created, written, and directed by Ricky Gervais and Stephen
The Office (British TV series)
The_Office_(British_TV_series)
British TV comedy series (1970–1982)
which combines surreal sketches and situation comedy, was broadcast by the BBC, initially on BBC2 but soon repeated on BBC1, from 1970 to 1980. One seven-episode
The_Goodies_(TV_series)
British TV news programme (since 1962)
BBC Spotlight is the BBC's regional TV news programme for the South West of England, covering Cornwall, Devon, Isles of Scilly, southern and western Somerset
BBC_Spotlight
Software company
a three book set in support of the Desktop Development Environment, BBC BASIC Reference Manual and the RISC OS 5 User Guide. Online discussions take
RISC_OS_Open
Former British regional radio service (1930–1939)
stations into one regional station in each area with a basic sustaining service from London, the BBC hoped to increase programme quality whilst also centralising
BBC_Regional_Programme
platforms. Sources are known to exist in Imp, Fortran, BCPL, Pascal, BBC Basic, LC, C, and various assembly languages. Further ports to CORAL66, ICL
Edinburgh Compatible Context Editor
Edinburgh_Compatible_Context_Editor
British children's educational TV series (1970–1991)
children aged between 7 and 9. It teaches singing, instrumentation, and basic elements of music theory and performance through simple, easily understandable
Music_Time_(TV_programme)
Class of microcomputers
Sinclair 1000 in US in 1982. 1981: BBC Micro (Europe), premier educational computer in the UK for a decade; advanced BBC BASIC with integrated 6502 machine
Home_computer
British radio presenter (1944–1999)
British radio presenter, remembered for his Love in the Afternoon programme on BBC Radio 2. Adrian Love was born in York on 3 August 1944 to Cicely Joyce (née
Adrian_Love
Sophie Wilson – designed instruction set for Acorn RISC Machine, authored BBC BASIC Zooko Wilcox-O'Hearn – Zcash Dave Winer – developed XML-RPC, Frontier
List_of_programmers
English broadcaster and natural historian (born 1926)
Attenborough was a senior manager at the BBC, working as controller of BBC Two and director of programming for BBC Television in the 1960s and 1970s. While
David_Attenborough
Scottish Gaelic-language radio station in Scotland
BBC Radio nan Gàidheal (['nə ˈŋɛː.əl̪ˠ]) is a Scottish Gaelic language radio station owned and operated by BBC Scotland, a division of the BBC. The station
BBC_Radio_nan_Gàidheal
Computer networking system
and frames, the Econet API, and worked examples in ARM assembler and BBC BASIC are given in the RISC OS Programmer's Reference Manual. At the time and
Econet
Swedish footballer (born 1981)
his comments were "sad and unfortunate" and epitomised "failings in the basic values of male football", while Sjögran said, "I understand him when he
Zlatan_Ibrahimović
despite the porting of other programs originally Acorn based, such as BBC Basic and Tabs. "Education, Be king of the castle". Acorn User. No. 76. Redwood
Designer_Castles
1930s analog standard-definition television resolution standard
"R.T.Russell: Colour Test Card Generator". R. T. RUSSELL The home of BBC BASIC. "Grammont Prewar Sets". Early Television Museum. Poulain, Joël (2018)
180-line_television_system
German international shipping company
2024-11-08. Basic, Adnan (2024-05-15). "Revival of the heavy-lift segment". Project Cargo Journal. Retrieved 2024-11-08. "Green Energy - BBC Chartering"
BBC_Chartering
British labour economist (born 1948)
In 2017, Standing described having basic income as a "matter of social justice." In 2019, Standing told the BBC the amount of money for UBI "would change
Guy_Standing_(economist)
American whistleblower (born 1983)
defunct start-up anime company based in the U.S. He also said he had a basic understanding of Mandarin Chinese and was deeply interested in martial arts
Edward_Snowden
British television sewing competition
Everything You Need to Know - Sewing Blog". "Basic Construction, Series 4, The Great British Sewing Bee - BBC Two". BBC. "New Judge for The Great British Sewing
The_Great_British_Sewing_Bee
2014 film by Jake Kasdan
Sex Tape caper crowns UK box office. BBC News The Boxtrolls stop-motion 3D animation tops UK box office. BBC News "Sex Tape International Box office"
Sex_Tape_(film)
Grammar school, academy in Gravesend, Kent, United Kingdom
Bishop of Sherwood, 2006–2020 Richard T. Russell (born 1952), author of BBC BASIC for Windows programming language Paul Greengrass (born 1955), BAFTA-winning
Gravesend_Grammar_School
1940s French analogue high-definition television system
Retrieved 12 January 2022. Russell, Richard (2005). "Colour Test Card Generator - Introduction and specification". R. T. Russell: The home of BBC BASIC.
819_line
Island country in Southeast Asia
specific branch of the armed forces, recruits undergo at least nine weeks of basic military training. Because of the scarcity of open land on the main island
Singapore
National referendums held in Switzerland in 2016
The Basic Income Debate in Switzerland: Experiences and a Republican Perspective Basic Income Swiss parliament may soon debate unconditional basic income
2016_Swiss_referendums
Member of the British royal family (1961–1997)
November 2008. Frum, David (2000). How We Got bare: The '70s. New York: Basic Books. p. 98. ISBN 978-0-46-504195-4. Denney, Colleen (2005). Representing
Diana,_Princess_of_Wales
Dutch journalist, writer, and historian (born 1988)
Bregman gave the 2025 BBC Reith Lectures, entitled “Moral Revolution". The major themes of Bregman's works include universal basic income, the workweek
Rutger_Bregman
Hand-held portable word-processor with a chording keyboard
were two versions of the interface software, one optimised for entering BBC BASIC commands, the other for word processing. Later, drivers were created for
Microwriter
VG5000μ". Archived from the original on 2021-08-21. Retrieved 2021-10-03. "BBC BASIC (86) Manual". www.bbcbasic.co.uk. Retrieved 2026-05-13. Colours - Sinclair
List of 8-bit computer hardware graphics
List_of_8-bit_computer_hardware_graphics
Dialect of the programming language BASIC
Sinclair BASIC is a dialect of the programming language BASIC used in the 8-bit home computers from Sinclair Research, Timex Sinclair and Amstrad. The
Sinclair_BASIC
BBC BASIC
BBC BASIC
BBC BASIC
BBC BASIC
BBC BASIC
BBC BASIC
BBC BASIC
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