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Commodore BASIC

Commodore BASIC, also known as PET BASIC or CBM-BASIC, is the dialect of the BASIC programming language used in Commodore International's 8-bit home computer line, stretching from the PET (1977) to the Commodore 128 (1985).

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Designed by
Microsoft
Developer
Microsoft
First appeared
1977; 49 years ago (1977)
Implementation language
Assembly (6502)
Platform
PET to the Commodore 128
Preview release
V10.0 / 1991; 35 years ago (1991)

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Commodore BASIC

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Edges111
Triples55
Avg. degree1.98
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Commodore BASIC

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related to Performance · 20
Commodore BASIC → BASIC, C6, CHR, CLR HOME, D0, DATA, Like, Microsoft BASIC, One, POKEd, PRINTCHR, RAM, ROM, Shift, Since, SYS, Test, This, To, When
related to Use as user interface · 19
Commodore BASIC → Addons, Another, BASIC, BASIC's, Commodore, Commodore's, CP/M, DOS Wedge, If, In, MS-DOS, On, PRINTed, RAM, REPL-like, RUN/STOP, The, This, While
Designed by · 1
Commodore BASIC → Microsoft
Developer · 1
Commodore BASIC → Microsoft
First appeared · 1
Commodore BASIC → 1977; 49 years ago (1977)
Implementation language · 1
Commodore BASIC → Assembly (6502)
Platform · 1
Commodore BASIC → PET to the Commodore 128
Preview release · 1
Commodore BASIC → V10.0 / 1991; 35 years ago (1991)
Stable release · 1
Commodore BASIC → V7.0 / 1985; 41 years ago (1985)
is a · 1
Commodore BASIC → use of control codes to perform tasks such as clearing the screen or positioning the cursor within a program

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Commodore BASICDesigned byMicrosoft1.00infobox
Commodore BASICDeveloperMicrosoft1.00infobox
Commodore BASICFirst appeared1977; 49 years ago (1977)1.00infobox
Commodore BASICImplementation languageAssembly (6502)1.00infobox
Commodore BASICPlatformPET to the Commodore 1281.00infobox
Commodore BASICPreview releaseV10.0 / 1991; 35 years ago (1991)1.00infobox
Commodore BASICStable releaseV7.0 / 1985; 41 years ago (1985)1.00infobox
Commodore BASICis ause of control codes to perform tasks such as clearing the screen or positioning the cursor within a program0.90text
clearing the screen or positioning the cursor within a programinstance ofto delay or halt execution.A unique feature of Commodore BASIC is the use of control codes to perform tasks0.80text
Applesoft BASIC.The native number format of Commodore BASICinstance ofit was usually omitted in other implementations0.80text
like that of its parent MS BASICinstance ofit was usually omitted in other implementations0.80text
was floating pointinstance ofit was usually omitted in other implementations0.80text

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