“Was isolated from 1999 to 2006 with a 486. Built my own late 80s OS”

Re:“Was isolated from 1999 to 2006 with a 486. Built my own ... by empressplay on Sunday December 14, 2014 @01:22AM (#8747596)

We're developing a BASIC interpreter called retRUNner that's (initially) Applesoft compatible, but will have modern graphics and sound capabilities so users (kids, mostly) will be able to play games like Woz's original Breakout (we have a collection of over 400 listings we'll be shipping with it) and upgrade them to 3D, add art, music, sound effects and so on.

So we're teaching a bit of history along with some coding skills. Down the road we're going to add additional 'dialects' such as Apple LOGO, and Atari, Sinclair and Commodore BASICs, but the Apple II version will be out soon -- I'll be sure to mention it on here when we release it =)

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Re:“Was isolated from 1999 to 2006 with a 486. Built my own ... by mkramlich on Sunday December 14, 2014 @03:20PM (#8749412)

for bonus points support all the same PEEKs and POKEs and CALLs that Applesoft BASIC did on the II series. even if it's not strictly part of the BASIC itself, but the integration between it and the hardware/BIOS, it would be nice. technically might be required to correctly run lots of the BASIC programs from that era. I know most of my own relied on them for certain effects.

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Re:“Was isolated from 1999 to 2006 with a 486. Built my own ... by prezjordan on Sunday December 14, 2014 @01:38AM (#8747608)

So cool! Happy to give you early feedback if you so wish. Best of luck with the project.

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Re:“Was isolated from 1999 to 2006 with a 486. Built my own ... by ddingus on Sunday December 14, 2014 @03:36AM (#8747774)

I like this.

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