Next Without For

Wednesday, June 19, 2024

Show 013 - ugBASIC

Randy and Earl talk about ugBASIC, and Randy interviews the author/creator!

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News

BASIC 60th birthday!: https://www.theregister.com/2024/05/03/basic_60th_birthday_releases/
AMSCII-Compo: https://logiker.com/AMSCII-Compo (Amstrad CPC AMSCII)

Show Topic

ugBASIC main site: https://ugbasic.iwashere.eu/
ugBASIC IDE: https://spotlessmind1975.itch.io/ugbasic-ide
ugBASIC keywords: https://ugbasic.iwashere.eu/#collapseKeywords
ugBASIC examples: https://ugbasic.iwashere.eu/target/to8#examples
ugBASIC forum: https://forum.ugbasic.iwashere.eu/viewforum.php?f=8
Soko64 - fun puzzle game written in ugBASIC: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iwuryS6pvKU

Other Links

101 BASIC PROGRAMS FOR MICROCOMPUTERS: https://www.atariarchives.org/basicgames/
Floppy Days Podcast: https://www.floppydays.com
ANTIC Podcast: https://www.ataripodcast.com

Monday, March 18, 2024

Show 012 - CHIP-8

Episode 012 of Next Without For, CHIP-8, is posted!

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References/Links:

News!

No news this episode!

Z88DK, C compiler and assembler for 8080, Z80, 8085

https://z88dk.org/site/

CHIP-8

Wikipedia:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CHIP-8

Joseph Weisbecker:

http://www.cosmacelf.com/history/joseph-weisbecker.html

Joseph Weisbecker’s introduction of CHIP-8 in Byte Magazine, Dec. 1978

https://archive.org/details/byte-magazine-1978-12/page/n109/mode/1up

CHIP-8 Technical Reference:

https://github.com/mattmikolay/chip-8/wiki/CHIP%E2%80%908-Technical-Reference

IDE for creating CHIP-8 programs:

https://johnearnest.github.io/Octo/

Writing programs for CHIP-8 using Octo IDE:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e-G6Dm5AX3I

Awesome CHIP-8 - list of CHIP-8 resources

https://chip-8.github.io/links/

CHIP-8 program archive

https://github.com/JohnEarnest/chip8Archive

CHIP-8 Computer

https://chip-8.com/

CHIP-8 Extensions and Compatibility

https://chip-8.github.io/extensions/#a-note-on-modern-implementations

EZ-Pack: Convert large images into CHIP-8 Sprites

https://beyondloom.com/tools/ezpack.html

EZ-Writer: Compose text strings to fit a CHIP-8 or SCHIP display, with a variety of fonts

https://beyondloom.com/tools/ezwriter.html

EZ-Bake Animator: Pre-generate Octo-compatible graphics programmatically

https://beyondloom.com/tools/ezbake.html

C-Octo: Develop Octo programs from the command line

https://github.com/JohnEarnest/c-octo

For MacOS and Windows - Dorito

https://github.com/lesharris/dorito?tab=readme-ov-file

For Windows - CHIP-8 emulator on Github

https://github.com/massung/CHIP-8/releases

Octojam

Emma 02 emulator

https://www.emma02.hobby-site.com/index.html
Can use RCA tab, COSMIC VIP option, for original CHIP-8 emulation

Feedback can be sent to nextwithoutfor@retrobits.com, earl@retrobits.com, or randall.kindig@gmail.com.

Thursday, August 17, 2023

Show 011 - Using BASIC on Modern Hardware

Episode 011 of Next Without For, Using BASIC on Modern Hardware, is posted!

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References/Links:

News!

Atari BASIC AI training - https://discord.gg/WnEcxSvtS
Nabu computer - https://nabu.ca/

More Contests!

Amiga Jam - https://itch.io/jam/amigatooljam
VisionBASIC Game Contest - http://visionbasic.fun/
AMSTRAD ASCII Compo - http://logiker.com/AMSCII-Compo

BASIC implementations for iOS (iphone/iPad):

BBC BASIC by Richard Russell - free - https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/bbcbasic/id6444498023
Commodore BASIC - Hand BASIC - CBM flavor by Ahmad Hawwash - free - https://apps.apple.com/us/app/hand-basic-cbm-flavor/id394924289
Hotpaw BASIC (iPad) - $4.99 - https://apps.apple.com/us/app/hotpaw-basic/id295464266

See: http://www.hotpaw.com/rhn/basic/iphone/ for a more complete description of the Basic language syntax

Smart BASIC (iOS/Mac) by Nikolay Denislamov $11.99 - https://apps.apple.com/us/app/basic-programming-language/id1540244170

BASIC implementations for Android

"BASIC Programming Compiler" - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.krazeapps.basicprogrammingcompiler

BASIC implementations for MacOS:

PC-BASIC - (Windows/Mac/Linux/Python) - https://robhagemans.github.io/pcbasic/

BBC BASIC by Richard Russell - https://www.bbcbasic.co.uk/bbcbasic.html
PureBASIC - also Linux, Windows, RPi, AmigaOS 4 - https://www.purebasic.com/
Chipmunk BASIC - https://www.nicholson.com/rhn/basic/

BASIC implementations for Windows:

Vintage BASIC - http://www.vintage-basic.net/download.html
SpecBAS - https://github.com/ZXDunny/SpecBAS

https://hackaday.com/2021/05/10/sinclair-basic-for-today/

SmallBASIC - https://smallbasic-publicwebsite.azurewebsites.net/
QB64 - https://qb64.com/ - Windows, Linux, MacOS
FreeBASIC - https://www.freebasic.net/

BASIC implementations for Linux:

Matrix Brandy BASIC VI - http://brandy.matrixnetwork.co.uk/

Also check out this BBC BASIC reference - http://www.riscos.com/support/developers/bbcbasic/index.html

BASIC implementations for Web Browser:

SPIDERBASIC - https://www.spiderbasic.com/ (Web/desktop)
Applesoft BASIC in Javascript - https://inexorabletash.github.io/jsbasic/
Quite BASIC - http://www.quitebasic.com/prj/games/hangman/
Applesoft BASIC Editor CyanIIDE - https://paleotronic.com/applesoft/
wwwBASIC - https://github.com/google/wwwbasic

https://hackaday.com/2018/09/17/its-the-web-basically/

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Thursday, March 16, 2023

Show 010 - Assembly Language, Part II

Episode 010 of Next Without For, Assembly Language Part II, is posted!

In this episode, Randy and Earl continue the discussion of Assembly Language! If you missed the first part, be sure to check out Show 009.

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References/Links:

FastBasic for Atari 8-bit systems:

https://github.com/dmsc/fastbasic

Kathleen Booth Obituary and Wikipedia pages

6502.org - a great resource for 6502 programming and projects

http://6502.org/

Z80 software development tools

http://www.z80.info/z80sdt.htm

Feedback can be sent to earl@retrobits.com, or floppydays@gmail.com.

Monday, January 16, 2023

Show 009 - Assembly Language Part I

Episode 009 of Next Without For, Assembly Language Part I, is posted!

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References/Links:

More links coming in Part II.

FastBasic for Atari 8-bit systems:

https://github.com/dmsc/fastbasic

Feedback can be sent to earl@retrobits.com, or floppydays@gmail.com.

Saturday, June 25, 2022

Show 008 - 64 Bites

Episode 008 of Next Without For, 64 Bites, is posted!

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References/Links:

64 Bites main website: https://64bites.com/
64spec (6502/Commodore64 Testing Framework for KickAssembler): https://github.com/64bites/64spec
Poland demoscene party: PixelHeaven - https://www.pixelheavenfest.com/en/
KickAssembler: http://www.theweb.dk/KickAssembler/Main.html#frontpage
VICE: https://vice-emu.sourceforge.io/
RetroDebugger: https://vice-emu.sourceforge.io/
64 Bites gift for our listeners (thanks!): https://64bites.com/nextwithoutfor
YouTube series on building and programming a 16-bit Intel x86 breadboard computer: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLcGZbzUhfcJbEazYYKUgdnEskZa5PX86N
MSXDev contest links:

BASIC contest for the ZX Spectrum links:

VITNO announcement: https://www.vintageisthenewold.com/a-different-basic-contest-for-the-zx-spectrum-can-land-you-a-zx-uno
Arca Lusitana announcement: http://arcalusitana.fun/MuseuZX/Pascalated_BASIC/Concurso2022_ENG.html

2022 Pascalated BASIC contest links:

Planeta Sinclair Blog: https://planetasinclair.blogspot.com/
Arca Lusitana: http://arcalusitana.fun/MuseuZX/index.html
Teknamic Softtware: https://teknamic.com/
Espectro Magazine: https://revistaespectro.com/
Museu LOAD ZX Spectrum: https://loadzx.com/

Lovebyte Party contest links:

Memotech MTX computer (from feedback): http://www.mtxworld.dk/
Feedback can be sent to nextwithoutfor@retrobits.com, earl@retrobits.com, or randall.kindig@gmail.com.

Sunday, March 6, 2022

Show 007 - Contests

Episode 007 of Next Without For, Programming Contests, is posted!

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References/Links:

Feedback can be sent to nextwithoutfor@retrobits.com, earl@retrobits.com, or randall.kindig@gmail.com.
FujiNet programming for the Coleco Adam and Atari 8-bit computers: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PWSmMqzmiyw&t=3s
FujiNet-enabled Connect 4 game: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ehF68h_BD0M&t=1s
BASIC 10 Liners competition: https://basic10liner.com
NOMAM event (where the BASIC 10 Liners is judged): https://abbuc-de.translate.goog/forum/viewtopic.php?f=18&t=299&sid=0bf48e23b7124e4e6b215791cf51784e&_x_tr_sl=de&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-US&_x_tr_pto=wapp
RetroChallenge: https://www.retrochallenge.org/
Hackfest at KansasFest: https://www.kansasfest.org/hackfest/
ABBUC Software Competition: https://abbuc.de/aktivitaten/software-competition/
ABBUC Software Contest 2020: https://demozoo.org/parties/4078/
Atari Homebrew Awards: https://twitter.com/Philsan69/status/1485734156424392704?cxt=HBwWgMC5hf7VsZ4pAAAA&cn=ZmxleGlibGVfcmVjcw==&refsrc=email
ZeroPage Homebrew Twitch stream: https://www.twitch.tv/zeropagehomebrew/
The annual CGC is always announced on the Usenet newsgroup as well as on the web forums over at World of Spectrum: https://worldofspectrum.org/forums
2021 Crap Games competition site: https://www.rickdangerous.co.uk/csscgc2021/index.html
2022 Crap Games competition site: http://crapgamescompetition2022.great-site.net/?i=1