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There isn't much of a relation between 80's BASIC and today's BASIC.
A lot of languages seem similar. The BASIC I worked with was Dartmouth or VSBASIC. Now existing as ATARI BASIC. PERL and JULIA look appealing, it would be nice if there where a program like VSBASIC. 80's Nostalgia.

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Moved to What is on Your Mind? forum as that appears a better fit.

Unsure what you are looking for. However, BASIC = Beginner's All-purpose Symbolic Instruction Code. And speaking as someone who started in computers in the 70's, BASIC had many different implementations.
Suggest a Google search for run-time modules that you may be able to download and try. Each implementation was a little unique.

HI.

Code:

brandy - BBC BASIC V interpreter
bwbasic - Bywater BASIC Interpreter
gambas3 - Complete visual development environment for Gambas
mono-vbnc - Mono Visual Basic Compiler (VB.NET)
sdlbasic - BASIC interpreter for game development

available for a system like:

Code:

OS, ker|rel, machine: Linux, 3.16.0-4-amd64, x86_64
Distribution        : Debian 8.6 (jessie)

As joeyg said, use Google and/or your repository search facility, e.g. apt-cache, yum, dnf, zypper, slackpkg, etc

Good luck ... cheers, drl

Me? I grew up with Sinclair BASIC on a ZX81 then a Spectrum

Good stuff, but GOTO caused no end of trouble until I discovered GOSUB. I even wrote exam pieces on it aged 15. How sad is that?



Robin

I found a basic close to what I like yabasic htp://yabasic.de
Now I can program again. Thanks I usually program for budget and construction stuff, like square feet calcs.

Spectrum BASIC was cool for its day.
I use bwBASIC as a fun test tool and my first tastes of BASIC were......

Sharp MZ80K tape basic. This was convoluted...
Bungy keyboard Micro Professor II.
QL SuperBASIC was superb but the machine was erm, well you know... ;o)

I am moderator for David Benn's ACE Basic Compiler for the AMIGA A500 and above. The ML is all but defunct now, although occasionally we do get a new member who has acquired an ancient A500 for fun.

Is that available? Know any better compilers. I use Basic 256. Not my cup of tea but but works. YA Basic dosen't download well.