BBC BASIC (65) - MDFS::Software.$.BBCBasic.6502

BBC BASIC for 6502 series CPUs

MDFS::Software.BBCBasic.6502

The original versions of BBC BASIC were written by Roger Wilson for the 6502 for Acorn Computers. It was developed on the System computer and as the onboard Basic for the BBC Microcomputer.

Platform Download Details
Acorn System Basic 0
Basic1.zip (source) BASIC 0/System BASIC ("Acorn New BASIC")
Code runs at &A000-&DFFF, workspace at &2800, PAGE=&3000, HIMEM=&A000.
Accesses the MOS via System/Atom MOS entry block.
Source assemblable with ARM BASIC 65 to target either the Atom/System or the BBC.
Acorn BBC Microcomputer

Acorn Atom Basic 1
Basic1.zip (source)
Basic 2
Basic2.zip (source)
Basic 3
HiBasic 3

BASIC 1, 2 and 3 can also be used on the Acorn Atom with the BBC BASIC conversion kit which remaps the memory and provides a small BBC MOS interface. The BASIC 1 source can be assembled to run on the Atom/System natively.
Acorn BBC Master
Acorn BBC Master Compact Basic 4
Basic4.zip (source)
HiBasic 4
Basic128
Basic 40
Basic 41
HiBasic 4.30
Basic 4r32 -
6502 Second Processor Basic 5 -
Commodore 64 Shado.prg Aztec Software produced a version of BBC BASIC for the Commodore 64 in the 1980s. The released software seems very much an unfinished development demo and appears to just be an overlay over the on-board Commodore BASIC. It has many unimplemented features.

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Platform	Download	Details
Acorn System	Basic 0 Basic1.zip (source)	BASIC 0/System BASIC ("Acorn New BASIC") Code runs at &A000-&DFFF, workspace at &2800, PAGE=&3000, HIMEM=&A000. Accesses the MOS via System/Atom MOS entry block. Source assemblable with ARM BASIC 65 to target either the Atom/System or the BBC.
Acorn BBC Microcomputer Acorn Atom	Basic 1 Basic1.zip (source) Basic 2 Basic2.zip (source) Basic 3 HiBasic 3	BASIC 1, 2 and 3 can also be used on the Acorn Atom with the BBC BASIC conversion kit which remaps the memory and provides a small BBC MOS interface. The BASIC 1 source can be assembled to run on the Atom/System natively.
Acorn BBC Master Acorn BBC Master Compact	Basic 4 Basic4.zip (source) HiBasic 4 Basic128 Basic 40 Basic 41 HiBasic 4.30 Basic 4r32	-
6502 Second Processor	Basic 5	-
Commodore 64	Shado.prg	Aztec Software produced a version of BBC BASIC for the Commodore 64 in the 1980s. The released software seems very much an unfinished development demo and appears to just be an overlay over the on-board Commodore BASIC. It has many unimplemented features.