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Applesoft BASIC

Applesoft BASIC is a dialect of Microsoft BASIC, developed by Marc McDonald and Ric Weiland, supplied with Apple II computers. It supersedes Integer BASIC and is the BASIC in ROM in all Apple II series computers after the original Apple II model. It is also referred to as FP BASIC (from floating point) because of the Apple DOS command FP used to invoke…

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Operating system
Apple II
Original authors
Marc McDonald Ric Weiland
Release
1977; 49 years ago (1977)
Stable release
Applesoft II / 1978; 48 years ago (1978)
Type
Microsoft BASIC

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Applesoft BASIC

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Applesoft BASIC

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related to Related BASICs · 8
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see also · 6
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related to Limitations · 5
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related to External links · 2
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Operating system · 1
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Original authors · 1
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Applesoft BASIC → 1977; 49 years ago (1977)

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Applesoft BASICOperating systemApple II1.00infobox
Applesoft BASICOriginal authorsMarc McDonald Ric Weiland1.00infobox
Applesoft BASICRelease1977; 49 years ago (1977)1.00infobox
Applesoft BASICStable releaseApplesoft II / 1978; 48 years ago (1978)1.00infobox
Applesoft BASICTypeMicrosoft BASIC1.00infobox
Applesoft BASICis adialect of Microsoft BASIC0.90text
Applesoft's lack of bitwise operatorsinstance ofThere are a few minor differences0.80text
Applesoft BASICrelated to ExtensionsUSR0.60section
Applesoft BASICrelated to ExtensionsThese0.60section
Applesoft BASICrelated to ExtensionsThe USR0.60section
Applesoft BASICrelated to ExtensionsCALL0.60section
Applesoft BASICrelated to ExtensionsBy0.60section

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