Date   : Mon, 20 Apr 2015 20:05:56 +0100
From   : dl.harper@... (David Harper)
Subject: BBC format BASIC files

On 20/04/2015 19:53, J.G.Harston wrote:
> Rob wrote:
>>> Makes you wonder why he decided to use his own format rather than just
>>> make his program understand the original BASIC files format ?
>> At a guess - more keywords, more variable types, more graphics modes,
> Russell format started with Z80 BASIC not with Windows BASIC, and the
> BASIC has absolutely nothing to do with the capabilities of the host
> hardware you happen to be running your program on, that's a
> characteristic of the hardware you happen to be running on.
There was also a DOS version, of course, plus a special variant designed 
for the Master 512 which would use some of the host's facilities that 
went beyond what could be achieved in simple DOS.

David Harper