Date   : Sun, 30 Jan 2005 15:51:31 -0000
From   : "Peter Edwards" <samwise@...>
Subject: Re: ON...

 
> Yep - I realised that after I posted. I am a muppet.
> 
> I was just trying to remember what BASIC 3 was. I have a vague memory 
> that it was either on the American version of the Beeb or it 
> was another 
> name for Hi-Basic. Anybody remember?

IIRC, BBC BASIC III was a variant released with those beebs destined for the
US and Canadian market.  It was based on BBC BASIC II, but with a number of
bug fixes and the addition of the COLOR keyword.

Hi-Basic was the extended version shipped with, and to make use of, the 6502
second-processor.

HTH,

Sam.