Hand BASIC - CBM Flavor 4+
BASIC Language
Ahmad Hawwash
Designed for iPad
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- Free
- Offers In-App Purchases
Screenshots
Description
BASIC in your hands
Learn and Program BASIC Language on your iPhone, iPod Touch or iPad!
Hand BASIC - CBM Flavor is a compatible version of Commodore's version of Microsoft BASIC 6502 as found on the Commodore 64.
Released for Educational purposes.
BASIC (Beginner's All-purpose Symbolic Instruction Code) is a computer language designed so that it can be learned very easily.
Hand BASIC users could be students, scientists, or any productivity workers.
Type HELP to get started!
*** Credits for CBMBASIC go to Michael Steil and James Abbatiello ***
Features
+ Compatible with Commodore 64 BASIC V2
+ It is not emulated, it runs with your device full speed
+ The ability to LOAD/SAVE files (case sensitive file names)
+ File I/O Support (Read/Write data files)
+ Full featured iPhone Text Editor to build your programs
+ The ability to make directories ** NEW **
+ Provided with helpful Direct Mode Commands (nonstandard, see support webpage)
+ Renumber your program, plus other helpful file keeping functionality
+ Alert Sounds
+ In App Help (type HELP)
+ Portrait/Landscape Views
+ Supplied with Sample code (type FILES to see list).
Now available through In-App Purchase:
Graphics Extension: Empowers you to create complex graphics from simple graphic objects
Features
+ Draw simple graphic objects: lines, rectangles, circles, text, ...
+ Draw at the super speed of your device
+ Make animations
+ Use Graphics Macro Language (GML) to draw objects
+ Define your colors with alpha channel (32bit color with transparency)
+ Select your drawn text font face and size
+ Interact with user taps
+ Assistant for typing Graphic Commands
+ Enables you to run included Graphic Sample Programs(10 samples)
To find more details type HELP then select Graphics Extension Reference
To open Graphics Extension Purchase Screen:
- Type: PURCHASE
- Type: ACTION then select Purchase
- Or, run a program that uses Graphics
Make sure to check out App Blog Page:
cbmhandbasic.blogspot.com
Please Note:
- This is not Commodore 64 emulator. It is “Standalone” BASIC of Commodore 64.
- Basic knowledge of Commodore 64 BASIC V2 is needed to use this App or just Read FAQ's.
- While BASIC requires all commands to be capitalized (Lock Caps by double taping), commands will be automatically capitalized
- Since this is not Commodore emulator, PEEK/POKE does not work. See New Commands for alternatives
- Only ASCII characters are supported
- iPad has different Graphics Extension than ordinary one (sold separately)
Visit "Hawwash-Soft" page on iTunes for more Free App's
Have Fun!
What’s New
Version 1.7.6
updated links
Ratings and Reviews
Great program
Would leave to have a print at function. This would make programs neater
Basic as it was meant to be.
Back in 1964, BASIC was created at Dartmouth college as a language that would be accessible to everyone. Back then of course, computing was a resource that had to be wisely shared.
Move forward 55 years and we all have computers in out pockets that can compute the moon trajectory in realtime, whilst allowing you to control a space craft, listen to music and print your thesis.
During the 80's, BASIC was heavily used and modified to fit micros that by todays standards are tiny. This BASIC leans heavily on the Commodore C64 version, and to a large degree it follows it very well.
The developer is to be commended for writing a piece of software that caters for the simple programmers, the ones who don't want to follow the rules of good coding and just want a solution. The hardest part is living inside 38K, as defined by the original memory model in the C64.
All in all a fantastic piece of software that has been largely ignored and left to the ravages of time. The fact that it still functions with almost no faults on iPadOS 14.6 is a testament to the programmers coding ability.
Well worth the small cost to get the graphics update and a good way to examine past computing methods. You never know, you might even have some fun coding something.
Shame!
And this is how good apps end. You never introduce a feature just to remove it later and ask for money to get it back! The graphic mode is now gone. I don't mind paying for it as the app is very good and the author deserves good money for it. Instead I'm removing it as I don't know what next feature will be gone and my written programs will stop working.
I won't underrate it only because I'm disappointed. The app is good but as with every software you pay for the whole package. I didn't pay for this one but still, even free apps don't get downgrades instead of upgrades.
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Information
- Provider
- Ahmad Hawwash
- Size
- 1.9 MB
- Category
- Education
- Compatibility
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- iPhone
- Requires iOS 11.0 or later.
- iPad
- Requires iPadOS 11.0 or later.
- iPod touch
- Requires iOS 11.0 or later.
- Mac
- Requires macOS 11.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later.
- Apple Vision
- Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
- Languages
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English
- Age Rating
- 4+
- Copyright
- © 2010 Hawwash-Soft
- Price
- Free
- In-App Purchases
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- Graphics Extension for iPad £9.99
- Graphics Extension £9.99