My first encounter with Basic was "sinclair basic" on my ZX spectrum.
Try a search for sinclair basic in Wikapeadia. There are several links to other basic's.

Zaphod.

Fozzer and myself both cut our teeth on Sinclair Basic on the Spectrum. Classic machine

I have mountains of manuals dealing with programming Sinclair BASIC, and also programming the Zilog Z80 Central processor in Machine Code!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ZX_Spectrum
Like Ozzy, I have spent many years since the first Sinclair ZX80 home computer in 1980, through the various Sinclair models culminating in the magnificent Spectrum Plus and the Spectrum 128.
Also programming manuals for the Commodore C64 and Amstrad CPC 464.
The following Commodore Amiga 500 and 1200 were 16-bit machines, with long addresses, so more difficult to program in Machine Code.
I still have all those old computers, together with mountains of various hardware and software for them.

The "shame?" is, they re now superseded by various Emulators, of which, my favourite is the "Spectaculator" for Spectrum 48/128k machines...>>> http://www.spectaculator.com/
..all the spectrum games available for free...!

It is fully programmable in BASIC and Machine Code, just as the original...and even capable of hacking "Multiface©" into games for "Infinite....whatever you fancy"!

I have spent, and still do, hack into the games codes to give me God-like invincibility, etc!

Paul...A house full of "Computer Stuff"... ... ...!

Sinclair Spectrum 48k (Timex)....
The King is dead...long live the King!

To fully program the Sinclair Spectrum requires the genuine manual supplied with the machine.
Example: http://www.retroisle.com/sinclair/zxspectrum/originaldocs.php

Bedroom Programmers, Zeph, one and all!.... ...!

Happy days... ...!

Paul...1: GOTO BED... ...!

I have many fond memories of groups of us busy programming our 8-bit Spectrum and Commodore computers in our bedrooms in the early 1980's!

Zaphod wrote on Dec 15^th, 2012 at 4:01pm:


30: LET glass = full
40: IF glass = empty THEN GOTO bar: GET refill
50: RETURN

Paul....this could go on forever... ...!

Fozzer,Sir.I bend in humble posture to your computer savvy.I worked BASIC with the IBM 8088,Commodore 64 and 128 (which,as you know,used the same BASIC),and IF my memory serves me correctly,I had a Timex Sinclair 1000.Rigged it into my car with a 6 inch B&W tv as a monochrome monitor,and was the first in my town to run a mobile computer.Took the local police 10 years to catch up.I ran a scanner in my car,and when license plates were broadcast over the PD freqs,I'd enter them and kept a running check on multi-offenders.Or,at least that was the idea and goal.Problem was memory.My main programming experience was BASIC on the Commodore 128.I have the manuals still.But not the computers.NEVER could wrap my head around machine language.Something just wouldn't click in my head about the 'addresses' and such. Worked with the (Trash) TRS-80 as well,but the BASIC was the same as for the Commodores.Had fun.Looking to do it again.Got an old laptop/monochrome,but dont remember who made it,it's been so long since I fooled with it.It has BASIC in it.Think I'll dig it out.Reading all of your forum replies to BASIC has refuelled my desire to do it even more.Thanx a bunch.Maybe start a forum page on BASIC? Something for y'all to think about!//stephan  'Altitude With Attitude!'   

Fozzer wrote on Dec 16^th, 2012 at 3:48am:


http://www.aivosto.com/visustin/help/pseudocode.html

If you are hungry Then eat

If you want tea Then
  Drink tea
Else
  If you want coffee Then
    Drink coffee
  Else
    No drink
  End If
End If

or

Making tea
Boil water
Do Until water is boiling
  Sit and wait
Loop
Put teabag into water
Do While tea is too hot
  wait until it cools down
Loop
Drink
If tea tastes bad Then make coffee