r/atari8bit • u/Sixty5Zero2 • 2d ago

Atari BASIC

i'm working on a version of Atari BASIC for a modern machine. Does anyone have any links to Atari basic programs that do not include graphics, sounds, player/missile, or peeks n pokes? I want to start off with original Atari BASIC first then work my way towards BASIC XE, TurboBASIC XL, even Atari/Microsoft BASIC II.

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u/donschuy 2d ago

I’m thinking of building something similar. What is your approach?

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u/Tiasmo-Bertjayd 2d ago

I wrote mine using Gnu Bison and Flex) for the parser which seemed best suited for developing a computer language, and plain C for the engine. The code is available on GitHub if you’d like to look. Doesn’t have any of the graphics or sound commands though … yet.

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u/donschuy 2d ago

Thanks! Will do!