Interesting that the author doesn't mention Parallax BASIC Stamp [0] when it's a Basic-programmable microcontroller that's been on the market since the 1990s. Regardless, the Arduino Due is 4x the CPU at about the same price. Kinda neat.

While this is fun, I'm not sure why anyone would choose Basic over CircuitPython or MicroPython [1] if they're trying to program a modern micro with a beginner friendly language.

[0] https://www.parallax.com/products/basic-stamp-2-microcontrol...

[1] https://learn.adafruit.com/getting-started-with-raspberry-pi...

We've come a long way. Dr. Dobbs, Volume 1 #5 (PDF) [2]

Source (8080) available on github [0]

Others: [1]

I forgot how I first loaded it. Doubtful that I typed it in, but I do recall getting a paper tape from somewhere and loading it via a cheap optical reader.

Life got interesting when I got a NorthStar disk for the IMSAI. And ever after.

[0] https://github.com/kevinthecheung/tiny-basic

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiny_BASIC

[2] http://cini.classiccmp.org/pdf/DrDobbs/DrDobbs-1976-05-v1n5....

Firefox will complain about http. Allow download. I checked it, it's real pdf.

Well the title is missleading a little bit. Technical it is a Arduino but only the 32 bit ARM Cortex-M Arduinos are supported. Not exactly what i had in mind reading Arduiono. If you intrestend in a fantastic BASIC for cheap RP2040 RP3250 look for MMBasic

In a classroom setting, Geoff Graham's BASIC for the Raspberry Pi Pico and Pico 2 is hard to beat.

It has support for much of PICO's I/O capability including network connectivity. It is VERY easy to work with and has excellent documentation.

AND it is a free download with an active community.

https://geoffg.net/

So now you need an interpreter (Python) to run an interpreter (BASIC)?