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MBASIC

MBASIC is the Microsoft BASIC implementation of BASIC for the CP/M operating system. MBASIC is a descendant of the original Altair BASIC interpreters that were among Microsoft's first products. MBASIC was one of the two versions of BASIC bundled with the Osborne 1 computer. The name "MBASIC" is derived from the disk file name MBASIC.COM of the BASIC…

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InterpreterCompressedASCIIGOTOGOSUB
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Environment

Random-access memoryMicrosoft BASIC-80Home computerLine printerGraphics
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PEEKs, POKEs, and user functions

8-bitPEEK and POKEMemory protectionBIOSMachine codes
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Successors to MBASIC

ISIS-IIMSX-BASICMSXBASICAGWBASIC
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Designed by
Microsoft
Developer
Microsoft
OS
CP/M
Paradigm
imperative

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BASCOM

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MBASIC

Nodes74
Edges73
Triples86
Avg. degree1.97
Density0.027027
Components1

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MBASIC

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related to BASCOM · 17
MBASIC → BASCOM, BASCOM's, Because, CBASIC, CBASIC's, CP/M BASIC, December, Developers, InfoWorld, Jerry Pournelle, Microsoft, Microsoft's, Since, Speed, The, Unlike CBASIC, While
related to Language system · 17
MBASIC → Any, ASCII, BASIC, CHAIN, Comment, CP/M, Every, GOSUB, GOTO, It, No, Only, Program, Programs, RAM, To, Typically
related to PEEKs, POKEs, and user functions · 11
MBASIC → As, BASIC, BIOS, CP/M, For, PEEK, POKE, POKEd, Since, These, This
related to Program flow control · 8
MBASIC → ELSE, GOTO, NoCASEstatement, Program, Subroutines, THEN, WENDloops, WHILE
related to Environment · 6
MBASIC → CP/M, KB, Microsoft BASIC-80, Only, RAM, Unlike
related to Importance of MBASIC · 6
MBASIC → At, BASIC, CP/M, Exchange, Keying, Skilled
related to Other uses · 5
MBASIC → BASIC, Basic Micro, CP/M, Inc, Microchip Technology PIC
related to Successors to MBASIC · 5
MBASIC → Besides Microsoft's BASIC-80, CP/M, ISIS-II, MSX, MSX-BASIC
is a · 2
MBASIC → descendant of the original Altair BASIC interpreters that were among Microsoft's first products, Microsoft BASIC implementation of BASIC for the CP/M operating system
Designed by · 1
MBASIC → Microsoft

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basic cp program system could programs functions microsoft text memory data available used provided also operating variables user interpreter 8-bit

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MBASICDesigned byMicrosoft1.00infobox
MBASICDeveloperMicrosoft1.00infobox
MBASICOSCP/M1.00infobox
MBASICParadigmimperative1.00infobox
MBASICWebsitewww.microsoft.com1.00infobox
MBASICis aMicrosoft BASIC implementation of BASIC for the CP/M operating system0.90text
MBASICis adescendant of the original Altair BASIC interpreters that were among Microsoft's first products0.90text
endless loops.Filesinstance ofit was useful for detecting conditions0.80text
input/outputData could be readinstance ofit was useful for detecting conditions0.80text
stored to disk as either sequential filesinstance ofit was useful for detecting conditions0.80text
endless loopsinstance ofit was useful for detecting conditions0.80text
MBASICrelated to BASCOMMicrosoft0.60section

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