BBC BASIC 6.02a

Programming language

BBC BASIC is an advanced implementation of BBC BASIC for PCs running Microsoft Windows™ providing the programmer with a familiar language but with a modern interface. It combines the simplicity of BASIC with the sophistication of a structured language, allowing you to write utilities and games, use sound and graphics, perform calculations and create complete Windows™ applications.

With a BASIC program editor and syntax coloring, live indentation, search and replace and many other features, the application offers built-in diagnostic aids such as run-time trace, listing of variables and single-step execution make debugging even the most complex programs straightforward.

It incorporates an assembler which generates 32-bit code and accepts all 80486 instructions and some Pentium-specific instructions, including floating-point and Multi Media Extensions. You can access the Windows™ Application Program Interface both from BASIC and from assembler code, allowing an experienced programmer to produce sophisticated applications.

You can create a compact stand-alone executable (.EXE) file from your BASIC program, which will run without BBC BASIC having to be installed and without the need for any special DLLs. You can distribute such executables freely without any royalty for BBC BASIC being due.