Amiga Basic

[hamtronix]

Looking to get the latest version preferably with docs. Let me know.

[odin]

Wouldn't AMOS or BlitzBasic be a better option?

[hamtronix]

odin wrote:
Wouldn't AMOS or BlitzBasic be a better option?

Im all for it as long as I can type in my programs from my Abacus Tricks & tips for the Amiga.

[odin]

In that case you should get AmigaOS 1.3, since MicroSoft AmigaBASIC was included with that. A quick google turned up ACE, which apparently is (partly?) compatible with AmigaBASIC listings.

[Sidewinder]

Amiga BASIC came on the Amiga OS 1.3 extras disk.  You can buy the manual separately.  If you can get your hands on a set of 1.3 disks, then Ebay usually has a few people selling the manual.

[Piru]

A word of warning: AmigaBASIC only works on 68000 and 68010.

[rednova]

Dear Friend:

Go to ebay and type 'amiga basic' in the search keyword.
Right now, they have what you want, both amiga basic and the manual. (ebay -usa-). good luck!!!

rednova

[hamtronix]

Piru wrote:
A word of warning: AmigaBASIC only works on 68000 and 68010.

Is that true? Well I am running an accelerated A2000. So maybe an alternative such as was suggested before is appropriate?

[rednova]

Dear Friend:

AmosPro is so much better than amiga basic. with amospro basic, you can do great things, like: load and display iff pictures, load and play sound/music, easy to learn and you can make commercial quality games for amiga.If you wait, you can get amospro+manual on ebay. search 'amiga amos' on ebay.If you wait, you can get on ebay one of the few amos books (like amos gamemakers manual or mastering amos)and they are great and teach you how to make good games with amiga/amos.with amos you can make quality games...go for it!!!

rednova
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[Sidewinder]

@hamtronix

Yes, it's true.  There is a bug in Amiga BASIC that causes it to crash on a 68020 or above processor.

AMOS is a good program to start with and you can go to The AMOS Factory for help on converting your Amiga Tricks and Tips code into AMOS BASIC.  

I believe Software Hut sells the AMOS Pro manual and you can download the ADF files for AMOS Pro from The AMOS Factory.

[Kronos]

@Sidewinter

A "bug"

I wouldn't call the use of 24bit addresses on a CPU designed for 32bit addresses from the very start a bug.

[Sidewinder]

@Kronos

True, piss poor design is more like it, but in the end it's all the same.  The program doesn't work because of a problem at the source code level.  I consider this a bug in the broadest sense of the term.

[weirdami]

An accelerated A2000 still has the old chips in it. Just need to find a way to disable the acceleration.

[Darrin]

I never bothered with Amiga Basic and bought GFA Basic (back in the good old days).  How compatable were they?

I stopped using GFA Basic once I got AMOS, but I still have the disk and manual.  Come to think of it, I should have the Amiga Basic disk and manual too.

Edit:

Wasn't AMOS also given away free on at least one magazine cover disk?

[SamuraiCrow]

AmosPro version 1.12 was given away on a coverdisk without a manual of any sort.  When you bought the compiler for it it upgraded it to 2.0 but you still needed the manual anyway.