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BASIC 8

BASIC 8 (or BASIC 8.0) – "The Enhanced Graphics System For The C128" – was an American-designed graphics system developed by Walrusoft of Gainesville, Florida and published in 1986 by Patech Software of Somerset, New Jersey. The system was an extension of Commodore's BASIC 7.0 for the Commodore 128 computer. BASIC 8.0 provided commands lacking in BASIC…

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Apple IIAtari 8-bit computersBASIC 2.0Commodore 64Bit-mapped
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BASIC 8

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related to Sample commands · 21
BASIC 8 → BASIC, C64, CHAR, Commodore BASIC, Copies, Define, Displays, Fill, In BASIC, It, MODE, PAINT, PIXEL, RAM, Returns, STASH, Switch, The, WALRUS, Walrusoft
related to history · 16
BASIC 8 → Authors Lou Wallace, BASIC, C128's, Commodore, David Darus, Dobb's Journal, Dr, February, Ken French, Richard Rylander, RUN, The BASIC, Ultra Hi-Res, Ultra Hi-Res Graphics, VDC's, Walrusoft's Louis Wallace
related to References · 12
BASIC 8 → Basic, Inc, Lock-gray-alt-2, Lock-green, Lock-red-alt-2, Louis, Manual, NJ, Somerset, Wallace, Walrusoft/Patech Software, Wikisource-logo
related to A solution · 8
BASIC 8 → Along, BASIC, Basic Paint, C128's, GUI, It, RAM, ROM
related to Source code and copy protection · 7
BASIC 8 → BASIC, C128, Instead, It, Open Source Initiative, Source, Walrusoft

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BASIC 8related to A solutionBASIC0.60section
BASIC 8related to A solutionROM0.60section
BASIC 8related to A solutionC128's0.60section
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BASIC 8related to A solutionBasic Paint0.60section
BASIC 8related to historyRUN0.60section
BASIC 8related to historyFebruary0.60section
BASIC 8related to historyUltra Hi-Res Graphics0.60section
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