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Microsoft Basic 1.0
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<h2 id="keywords">Keywords</h2> <p>BASIC 1.0 interpreter recognizes the usual commands such as FOR..NEXT, GOSUB..RETURN, IF..THEN..ELSE, and DATA / READ / RESTORE statements.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:29" href="#fn:29"><sup>29</sup></a> Advanced instructions like ON..GOTO and ON..GOSUB were also possible.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:30" href="#fn:30"><sup>30</sup></a> </p> <ul><li>? - Alias to PRINT</li> <li>' - Alias to REM</li> <li>ATTRB - Character attributes</li> <li>BOX (x1,y1)-(x2,y2) - Draws a rectangle (the top left pixel is (0,0)</li> <li>BOXF (x1,y1)-(x2,y2),color - Fills a rectangle with the given color (optional, if not given use the current pen color). Negative colors lead to filling with the requested color as the background one.</li> <li>CLS - Clear screen</li> <li>COLOR foreground, background - Change pen colors (parameters are optional)</li> <li>CONSOLE</li> <li>DELETE</li> <li>END - Ends program execution</li> <li>FOR v=s TO e STEP n - FOR loop, incrementing v by n each time until it reaches e. The STEP is optional (default is 1) and can be negative.</li> <li>GOTO line - Jump to program line</li> <li>IF a THEN statement ELSE statement - Conditions (the statement can be just a line number)</li> <li>INPUT “message”;variable1,variable2 - Set variables to user-entered values (comma separated). A ? is printed after the message and before reading the values from the user.</li> <li>LINE (x1,y1)-(x2,y2) - Draws a line (first point is optional, current cursor position is used: LINE -(x2,y2))</li> <li>LIST line - List the program in memory (parameter is optional, if missing the whole program is listed)</li> <li>LOCATE x,y - Move the cursor</li> <li>NEW - New program, remove current one from memory</li> <li>NEXT v - Closes FOR loop.</li> <li>PLAY s$ - Plays music. The string is made of notes DO,RE,MI,FA,SO,LA,SI (with # and b modifiers), octave changes (O1-O5), note duration changes (L1-L96), silences (P), tempo changes (T1-T256), attack settings (A0-A255). Spaces are ignored and can be used for readability</li> <li>PRINT value - Prints a value (if the value is suffixed with a ; insert a tabulation after it. else goes to next line)</li> <li>PRINT USING</li> <li>PSET(x,y) - Set a pixel</li> <li>REM - Comments (REMark). Anything following this on the line is ignored.</li> <li>RUN - run the program</li> <li>SCREEN foreground,background,border - Change colors for whole screen</li> <li>COS(v)</li> <li>INT(v)</li> <li>INSTR</li> <li>LEFT$(s$,n) - Get a substring of the N first chars of S</li> <li>LEN(s$)</li> <li>MID$</li> <li>RIGHT$(s$,n) - Get a substring of the N last chars of S</li> <li>RND - Random value between 0 and 1</li> <li>SIN(v)</li> <li>STR$</li> <li>VAL</li> <li>+ - Addition, string concatenation</li> <li>-</li> <li>*</li> <li>/</li> <li>MOD</li> <li>@ - Integer division</li> <li>= - Assignment, equality</li> <li>^</li></ul> <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>"Thomson MO 5". www.old-computers.com. Retrieved 2022-11-28. <a href="https://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?st=1&c=12" target="_blank">https://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?st=1&c=12</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:2"><p>"Thomson TO 7". www.old-computers.com. Retrieved 2022-11-28. <a href="https://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?st=1&c=11" target="_blank">https://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?st=1&c=11</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:3"><p>"Thomson TO7". Obsolete Tears. 2018. <a href="https://www.obsolete-tears.com/thomson-to7-machine-138.html" target="_blank">https://www.obsolete-tears.com/thomson-to7-machine-138.html</a> <a href="#fnref:3" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:4"><p>Roug, Søren. "Quick reference guide to BASIC 1.0". Roug Website. Retrieved 2022-11-28. <a href="https://www.roug.org/retrocomputing/emulators/mo5/quickguide.xhtml" target="_blank">https://www.roug.org/retrocomputing/emulators/mo5/quickguide.xhtml</a> <a href="#fnref:4" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:5"><p>"documentations:basic_howto". Demomaker's guide to Thomson computers. 2015. <a href="http://pulkomandy.tk/wiki/doku.php?id=documentations:basic_howto" target="_blank">http://pulkomandy.tk/wiki/doku.php?id=documentations:basic_howto</a> <a href="#fnref:5" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:6"><p>Debart, Patrice (December 1986). "Bidouille du système Thomson TO7 - MO5 - TO9". Le Bulletin de l'EPI. No. 44. <a href="https://debart.pagesperso-orange.fr/archives/bidouille_thomson.html" target="_blank">https://debart.pagesperso-orange.fr/archives/bidouille_thomson.html</a> <a href="#fnref:6" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:7"><p>"documentations:basic_keywords". Demomaker's guide to Thomson computers. 2015. <a href="http://pulkomandy.tk/wiki/doku.php?id=documentations:basic_keywords" target="_blank">http://pulkomandy.tk/wiki/doku.php?id=documentations:basic_keywords</a> <a href="#fnref:7" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:8"><p>"Thomson TO7". Obsolete Tears. 2018. <a href="https://www.obsolete-tears.com/thomson-to7-machine-138.html" target="_blank">https://www.obsolete-tears.com/thomson-to7-machine-138.html</a> <a href="#fnref:8" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:9"><p>Ina.fr, Institut National de l’Audiovisuel- (January 1985). "Plan informatique : conférence de presse Fabius". Ina.fr. <a href="http://www.ina.fr/video/CAC88029024" target="_blank">http://www.ina.fr/video/CAC88029024</a> <a href="#fnref:9" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:10"><p>DELHAYE (1987). "DES PROCÉDURES UTILITAIRES EN BASIC POUR TO7 ET MO5" (PDF). Le Bulletin de l'EPI (48): 217. <a href="https://edutice.archives-ouvertes.fr/edutice-00000836/file/b48p217.pdf" target="_blank">https://edutice.archives-ouvertes.fr/edutice-00000836/file/b48p217.pdf</a> <a href="#fnref:10" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:11"><p>"THOMSON TO7/70". Ordinateur de collection. 2012. Retrieved 2022-11-28. <a href="https://ordinateur-de-collection.webnode.fr/ma-collection/thomson-to7-70/#dscn0058-jpg" target="_blank">https://ordinateur-de-collection.webnode.fr/ma-collection/thomson-to7-70/#dscn0058-jpg</a> <a href="#fnref:11" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:12"><p>"Thomson TO 7". www.old-computers.com. Retrieved 2022-11-28. <a href="https://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?st=1&c=11" target="_blank">https://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?st=1&c=11</a> <a href="#fnref:12" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:13"><p>"Thomson TO7". Obsolete Tears. 2018. <a href="https://www.obsolete-tears.com/thomson-to7-machine-138.html" target="_blank">https://www.obsolete-tears.com/thomson-to7-machine-138.html</a> <a href="#fnref:13" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:14"><p>DELHAYE (1987). "DES PROCÉDURES UTILITAIRES EN BASIC POUR TO7 ET MO5" (PDF). Le Bulletin de l'EPI (48): 217. <a href="https://edutice.archives-ouvertes.fr/edutice-00000836/file/b48p217.pdf" target="_blank">https://edutice.archives-ouvertes.fr/edutice-00000836/file/b48p217.pdf</a> <a href="#fnref:14" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:15"><p>Blondel (1982). Initiation au BASIC TO7/TO7-70. CEDIC. <a href="http://dcmoto.free.fr/documentation/initiationaubasic/index.html" target="_blank">http://dcmoto.free.fr/documentation/initiationaubasic/index.html</a> <a href="#fnref:15" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:16"><p>Wanner (1984). Aller plus loin em BASIC TO7. EYROLLES. <a href="http://dcmoto.free.fr/documentation/allerplusloinenbasicto7/index.html" target="_blank">http://dcmoto.free.fr/documentation/allerplusloinenbasicto7/index.html</a> <a href="#fnref:16" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:17"><p>Trost (1984). TO7 56 Programmes BASIC. Sybex. <a href="http://dcmoto.free.fr/documentation/56programmesto7/index.html" target="_blank">http://dcmoto.free.fr/documentation/56programmesto7/index.html</a> <a href="#fnref:17" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:18"><p>Monsaut (1984). Jeux en BASIC sur TO7. Sybex. <a href="http://dcmoto.free.fr/documentation/jeux-en-basic-sur-to7/index.html" target="_blank">http://dcmoto.free.fr/documentation/jeux-en-basic-sur-to7/index.html</a> <a href="#fnref:18" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:19"><p>Debart, Patrice (December 1986). "Bidouille du système Thomson TO7 - MO5 - TO9". Le Bulletin de l'EPI. No. 44. <a href="https://debart.pagesperso-orange.fr/archives/bidouille_thomson.html" target="_blank">https://debart.pagesperso-orange.fr/archives/bidouille_thomson.html</a> <a href="#fnref:19" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:20"><p>"Thomson MO 5". www.old-computers.com. Retrieved 2022-11-28. <a href="https://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?st=1&c=12" target="_blank">https://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?st=1&c=12</a> <a href="#fnref:20" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:21"><p>Roug, Søren. "Quick reference guide to BASIC 1.0". Roug Website. Retrieved 2022-11-28. <a href="https://www.roug.org/retrocomputing/emulators/mo5/quickguide.xhtml" target="_blank">https://www.roug.org/retrocomputing/emulators/mo5/quickguide.xhtml</a> <a href="#fnref:21" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:22"><p>DELHAYE (1987). "DES PROCÉDURES UTILITAIRES EN BASIC POUR TO7 ET MO5" (PDF). Le Bulletin de l'EPI (48): 217. <a href="https://edutice.archives-ouvertes.fr/edutice-00000836/file/b48p217.pdf" target="_blank">https://edutice.archives-ouvertes.fr/edutice-00000836/file/b48p217.pdf</a> <a href="#fnref:22" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:23"><p>Trost (1984). MO5 56 Programmes. Sybex. <a href="http://dcmoto.free.fr/documentation/56programmesmo5/index.html" target="_blank">http://dcmoto.free.fr/documentation/56programmesmo5/index.html</a> <a href="#fnref:23" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:24"><p>Fabio, Paolo (January 15, 2018). "Retrocomputing: How to install Thomson MO5, MO6, TO7, TO8, TO9 and Olivetti Prodest PC 128 emulator on Windows, Apple Mac, Linux and BSD". Paolo Fabio Zaino's Blog. <a href="https://paolozaino.wordpress.com/2018/01/15/how-to-install-thomson-mo5-mo6-to7-to8-to9-and-olivetti-prodest-pc-128-emulator-on-windows-apple-mac-linux-and-bsd/" target="_blank">https://paolozaino.wordpress.com/2018/01/15/how-to-install-thomson-mo5-mo6-to7-to8-to9-and-olivetti-prodest-pc-128-emulator-on-windows-apple-mac-linux-and-bsd/</a> <a href="#fnref:24" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:25"><p>Blondel (1985). Initiation au BASIC 128 TO7-70. CEDIC. <a href="http://dcmoto.free.fr/documentation/initiationaubasic128to770/index.html" target="_blank">http://dcmoto.free.fr/documentation/initiationaubasic128to770/index.html</a> <a href="#fnref:25" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:26"><p>Nabonne (1986). Interpreteur BASIC 1.0 des TO7-70 et TO9. 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