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 is, they re now superseded by various Emulators, of which, my favourite is the "Spectaculator" for Spectrum 48/128k machines...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

   

Looks good to see something on the forum I can relate to,even if it doesnt measure up to some of the expertise described in the forum.Sim data manipulation eludes me big time.I mean,I can add fx_oldjetsmoke,and fx_navredm and external 'pretties'like that,but to change other things (ie,that steering problem on the Camsim Bizjet20,I am at a sad loss.These are things I DO NEED to learn.But I have NO knowledge of aerodynamics and manipulation of contact points.So it does me good to come 'here' and be able to relate to something.Good to see.Gents,I WILL try that Sinclair Basic.Your Line examples seem same as I'm used to working with.But ,MOST BASIC uses nearly the same syntax.QBASIC,BASIC,BASICA and such.Just slight omissions to some,and I think thats the major (if not the only ) difference.I'll let ya know what I think of Sinclair.Thanx so much for ALL the inputs and syntax styled jokes.!!    //stephan / 'Atitude With Attitude!'   

Morning Lt.Viper Pilot...
I used the string input for the most part when I programmed multi-question,single input data.Been a long time,but something like...
10 Input "enter your name here for access;A$
20 If A$ <> "stephan" then cls,goto10
30 cls,? "Hello stephan"
The syntax here is most likely wrong.When Windows first came out,I swore I'd never get tied up in new fangled technology.I did just fine making my own database sheets and such.Then,I got to see Windows in action and gave it a try.Alas,I have neglected my BASIC friend for many years now.Wouldnt take long to get back into it,but I have to have a need to fool with it.My spare time is spent with FS9.
I may eventually step its priority up,as I did enjoy BASIC...seeing what I could do with it.But,one day at a time.
IF you woke up to a sunny morning,THEN enjoy it.ELSE GOTO bed.//stephan / 'Altitude With Attitude!' / 

Viper pilot...Thanx for the link to the Aircraft Cfg. description.It seems to speak to me in a way I understand a little better.I can use it for sure.Thanx again.I recieved other links as well,and they were very similar,and may have been the same link in some cases and that I just wasn't 'getting it'. But I looked at the link you provided and I think it will help.I dont know where you folks got your understandings of figure manipulations.There isnt a school that teaches this stuff.Understanding aerodynamic and so on do have schools,but I find that hard to believe that all of you that create sim AC went to those schools or classes;and to read the instructions for GMAX,and try to understand what is going on there?...hah!...I might as well go to aerodynamics design classes!So,props to you all that understand this stuff.Without the help from all of you,I'd be dead in the water and growing bored with the whole thing!So thanks again to you and to all of the forum staff and patrons for your help!// stephan / 'Altitude With Attitude! 

Goto was good.I liked GOSUB and RETURN. I collected mineral crystals,gem crystals and cut gems.Ended with over 500 pcs. I wanted to keep data on them...what I paid for them,or if I dug them myself n where,date,name,mineral family,etc.Needed a windows type environment so I wouldnt be all day searching for certain data on certain specimen number xtal or gem.Also wanted a system where I could add data on auto numbered lines with input request so I didnt have to enter data for a new specimen in 'long hand'.Made my own prgm with BASIC.It did it all.Even had a 'draw' section where if I wanted to see what crystal system (ie., hexagonal,monoclinic,trigonal,etc.),I could enter the number designated for that system and the 3-D drawing would pop up.And it did much more that I wont continue to bore you with.But , yes, BASIC was fun.To sit down...make your own program...and keep adding to it and modifying it to perfection was an enjoyable and rewarding task.Making a program that did only what you needed without all the extra stuff is,in my mind,still the way to go. Have fun guys'. ---p.s.,,, took my SR-71 across 3 time zones last night to party at 3 New Years parties.The altitude and velocity on take off sent the virtual alcohol to my virtual head.Gave me quite a virtual buzz.Woke up with the worst virtual hang over ever!        //stephan 'Altitude With Attitude!'   

I am curious about this little device that hits the headlines every now and again...

the "Raspberry Pi Computer" by Farnell ..>>>

http://downloads.element14.com/raspberryPi1.html?COM=raspi-group

http://www.maplin.co.uk/raspberry-piandreg-board-and-starter-kit-652805?_$ja=kw:...

I just wonder what form of Language it uses, and if that includes BASIC.
I haven't looked into it deeply so far, but there are/is lots of info on it, on the Internet!

Paul...GOSUB and up periscope.. ...!

I still use the wonderful Sinclair Basic, and Zilog Z80 Machine Code, for various applications.

Java Programming Language: http://www.tutorialspoint.com/java/index.htm

Fozzer,

The Raspberry Pi is hardware.  It speaks whatever language (operating system) is installed on it.

Most people use some version of Linux.

The Raspberry pi will run any language that will run on Linux , such as tinyBASIC , on the Raspbian distro python is installed by default and ready to use as soon as you boot into the OS, but adding other compilers/run times is not a tasking job