Date   : Sat, 16 Dec 2000 10:34:36 +0000
From   : Mike Tomlinson <mike@...>
Subject: Re: More T102 Stuff

In article <NEBBLLNJEKDENAFHEMJEIEHNCFAA.T.W.Seddon@...>, Tom
Seddon <T.W.Seddon@...> writes

>I think the Tatung Einstein had BBC Basic. I vaguely remember it had a Z80,
>though, so maybe it used a/the Z80 version. 

The Einstein had something called Xtal BASIC, though BBC BASIC was
available on disk for it - quote from http://www.rtrussell.co.uk/

>I produced versions of BBC BASIC for the Torch Second Processor
>(1983), the Acorn Z80 Second Processor (1984), the Wren Executive
>(1984), the Tatung Einstein (1984), the RML 480Z (1984) and the Amstrad
>CPC 664/6128 (1986). In all these cases BBC BASIC wasn't the machine's
>'resident' language and had to be loaded from a floppy disk when
>required. 

>Was there an 'official' Z80 BBC
>BASIC? (e.g., as might have come with the Z80 copro?)

Yes, the Acorn Z80 copro came with BBCBASIC/Z80. You could also run the
generic CP/M version of BBCBASIC/Z80 on the Torch Z80 card.

There's some interesting stuff at:

http://www.bbcbasic.com/

(has an online manual of commands)

http://www.rtrussell.co.uk/

(BBCBASIC/Z80 available for free download)

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