Bits&Terminal Jeff<p>Yesterday I was reminded of how smart I am: </p><p>-Installed parallel printer card in slot #2<br>-Powered on Apple II<br>-Typed PR#1 and wondered why things weren't working.</p><p><a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/appleII" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>appleII</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/Applesoft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Applesoft</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/retroComputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>retroComputing</span></a></p>
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Eric's Edge<p>Hello, World!</p><p><a href="https://EricsEdge.threadless.com/designs/hello-world-applesoft-basic" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">EricsEdge.threadless.com/desig</span><span class="invisible">ns/hello-world-applesoft-basic</span></a></p><p><a href="https://bitbang.social/tags/BASIC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BASIC</span></a> <a href="https://bitbang.social/tags/AppleSoft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AppleSoft</span></a> <a href="https://bitbang.social/tags/Apple" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Apple</span></a></p>
mmphosis<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.me.uk/@bbcmicrobot" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bbcmicrobot</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://hachyderm.io/@bazzargh" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bazzargh</span></a></span> I converted the code to <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/applesoft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>applesoft</span></a> BASIC and ran it in KEGS an <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/appleii" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>appleii</span></a> GS emulator. <a href="https://mmphosis.netlify.app/hires/greatwave/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mmphosis.netlify.app/hires/gre</span><span class="invisible">atwave/</span></a></p>
mmphosis<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Applesoft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Applesoft</span></a></p>
Thomas Cherryhomes<p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://oldbytes.space/@TechCowboy" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>TechCowboy</span></a></span> ported the <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/Atari8bit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Atari8bit</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/FujiNet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FujiNet</span></a> Reversi from <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/AtariBASIC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AtariBASIC</span></a> to <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/Apple2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Apple2</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/AppleSoft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AppleSoft</span></a> BASIC. Since it speaks the same protocol, it can play with Atari users, just fine. :) <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/retrocomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>retrocomputing</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/retrogaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>retrogaming</span></a> :)</p>
Francois Dion<p>Being polyglot in programming languages back in the early days of personal computing was pretty much a given. Especially on the Apple ][. DOS shell, then Prodos, Pascal, FORTRAN, Logo, assembler (and monitor ROM routines) and of course Basic, in a few flavors, from woz Integer Basic, Applesoft Basic to Beagle Bros Basic. And compilers.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/appril2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>appril2</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/appleII" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>appleII</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/applesoft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>applesoft</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/basic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>basic</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/monitor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>monitor</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/BeagleBros" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BeagleBros</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Fortran" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fortran</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Pascal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Pascal</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/assembler" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>assembler</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/logo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>logo</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/dos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dos</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/prodos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>prodos</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/retrocomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>retrocomputing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/retrogaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>retrogaming</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/programming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>programming</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/polyglot" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>polyglot</span></a></p>
Francois Dion<p>Output of an applesoft program I wrote in the 80s. It was called mat-monde, a play on mappemonde which means "world map" in French. The program made "maps" of strange landscapes, based on math functions.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/retrocomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>retrocomputing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/appleII" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>appleII</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/applesoft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>applesoft</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/maps" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>maps</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/software" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>software</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/generativeart" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>generativeart</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/art" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>art</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/math" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>math</span></a></p>
Kay Savetz<p>"A program in <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/AppleSoft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AppleSoft</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/BASIC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BASIC</span></a> to draw a happy face" — again, no bugs, but no face</p><p>10 PRINT "O"<br>20 PRINT "|"<br>30 PRINT "o"<br>40 PRINT "|"<br>50 PRINT "-"<br>60 PRINT "/ \\"<br>70 PRINT<br>80 END</p>
Kay Savetz<p>Is <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/OpenAI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OpenAI</span></a> any better at <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/AppleSoft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AppleSoft</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/BASIC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BASIC</span></a>? "A program in AppleSoft BASIC to draw a maze" gave me code with no error!. But also not a very good maze</p><p>10 PRINT CHR$(147)<br>20 REM Draw the maze walls<br>30 FOR X=1 TO 40<br>40 FOR Y=1 TO 25<br>50 IF X=1 OR X=40 OR Y=1 OR Y=25 THEN PRINT CHR$(35);: GOTO 70<br>60 IF X MOD 2=0 AND Y MOD 2=0 THEN PRINT CHR$(35);: GOTO 70<br>70 NEXT Y<br>80 PRINT<br>90 NEXT X<br>100 PRINT CHR$(147)<br>110 END</p>
Eric's Edge<p>Okay - here's the deal.</p><p>The <a href="https://bitbang.social/tags/Apple" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Apple</span></a> II <a href="https://bitbang.social/tags/Pascal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Pascal</span></a> experiment was a bust. I can't get the compiler to work with multiple file source code which seriously limits programming. I want to translate the adventure game from the book I'm using (see prior posts) into other languages and machines AND I want to start with the Apple II. So, I'm going to learn #6502 <a href="https://bitbang.social/tags/Assembly" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Assembly</span></a>. "But wait!", you say. "Why not go to <a href="https://bitbang.social/tags/AppleSoft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AppleSoft</span></a> <a href="https://bitbang.social/tags/BASIC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BASIC</span></a> first?" Well, because I've never worked in an assembler and now I have a reason!</p>
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