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diff --git a/development/bwbasic/README b/development/bwbasic/README new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..75cf7c1379 --- /dev/null +++ b/development/bwbasic/README @@ -0,0 +1,12 @@ +The Bywater BASIC Interpreter (bwBASIC) implements a large superset +of the ANSI Standard for Minimal BASIC (X3.60-1978) and a significant +subset of the ANSI Standard for Full BASIC (X3.113-1987), and many +classic BASIC dialects in C. + +bwBASIC can be configured to enable commands, functions, operators +and punctuation characters available in many classic dialects of BASIC; +these are controlled by various OPTION commands. bwBASIC does not attempt +bug-level compatibility with any particular BASIC dialect nor does it +currently support graphics. bwBASIC seeks to be as portable as possible. + +It also offers shell programming facilities as an extension of BASIC. |