BBC BASIC was developed in 1981 as a native programming language for the MOS Technology 6502 based Acorn BBC Micro home/personal computer, mainly by Roger Wilson. It was a version of the BASIC programming language adapted for a U.K. computer literacy project of the BBC.

BBC BASIC, based on the older Atom BASIC (for the Acorn Atom), extended traditional BASIC with named procedures and functions, REPEAT-UNTIL loops, and IF-THEN-ELSE structures inspired by COMAL. The interpreter also included powerful statements for controlling the BBC Micro's four-channel sound output and its high-resolution graphics display.

One of the unique features of BBC BASIC was the presence of an inline assembler allowing users to write 6502 assembly language programs. The assembler was fully integrated into the BASIC interpreter and shared variables with it. This allowed developers to write not just assembly language code, but also BASIC code to emit assembly language, making it possible to use code generation techniques and even write simple compilers in BASIC.

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BBC live text updates aren't updating! Surely a violation of basic right to know score?
chariscroft (Charis Croft) Thu, 17 Dec 2009 11:51:55 -0000
BBC live text updates aren't updating! Surely a violation of basic right to know score?
:) - It's also a basic tenet of tabloid journalism, @NiteStar. BBC knows better!
julie_posetti (julieposetti) Thu, 17 Dec 2009 00:26:04 -0000
:) - It's also a basic tenet of tabloid journalism, @NiteStar. BBC knows better!
Uverse... I like your little five channel basic package. But can't you make them BBC, ITV and Channel 4? Is that too much to ask?
m_leary (M_Leary) Wed, 16 Dec 2009 20:56:32 -0000
Uverse... I like your little five channel basic package. But can't you make them BBC, ITV and Channel 4? Is that too much to ask?
BBC DOES ENGLISH TEACHING ON CELL PHONE,SIMILAR IDEA CAN BE ADOPTED FOR TEACHING BASIC HOMEOPATHY AND FIRST AID TREATMENT ;;WITH HOMEOPATHY;
Wequar2000 (Dr Wequar Ali Khan ) Wed, 16 Dec 2009 15:16:53 -0000
BBC DOES ENGLISH TEACHING ON CELL PHONE,SIMILAR IDEA CAN BE ADOPTED FOR TEACHING BASIC HOMEOPATHY AND FIRST AID TREATMENT ;;WITH HOMEOPATHY;
@catamarango I do genuinely find MATLAB to be interesting for your information. I spend a lot of time thinking about it. That and BBC BASIC.
davidlovell (David Lovell) Wed, 16 Dec 2009 10:49:05 -0000
@catamarango I do genuinely find MATLAB to be interesting for your information. I spend a lot of time thinking about it. That and BBC BASIC.
FreeSat is actually quite good. Basic, but I appreciate the simple things sometimes. BBC HD is so pretty!
Bouncybhall (Nathan Smith) Tue, 15 Dec 2009 23:24:56 -0000
FreeSat is actually quite good. Basic, but I appreciate the simple things sometimes. BBC HD is so pretty!

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