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diff --git a/system/cbmbasic/cbmbasic.rst b/system/cbmbasic/cbmbasic.rst new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..bc34a0d8bb --- /dev/null +++ b/system/cbmbasic/cbmbasic.rst @@ -0,0 +1,75 @@ +.. RST source for cbmbasic(1) man page. Convert with: +.. rst2man.py cbmbasic.rst > cbmbasic.1 +.. rst2man.py comes from the SBo development/docutils package. + +.. |version| replace:: 1.0+20221218_352a313 +.. |date| date:: + +======== +cbmbasic +======== + +-------------------------------------------- +port of Commodore 64 BASIC to modern systems +-------------------------------------------- + +:Manual section: 1 +:Manual group: SlackBuilds.org +:Date: |date| +:Version: |version| + +SYNOPSIS +======== + +**cbmbasic** + +**cbmbasic** *program.bas* + +DESCRIPTION +=========== + +**cbmbasic** is a 100% compatible version of Commodore's version of +Microsoft BASIC 6502 as found on the Commodore 64. You can use it in +interactive mode or pass a BASIC file as a command line parameter. + +**cbmbasic** does not emulate 6502 code; all code is completely native. On a 1 GHz CPU you get about 1000x speed compared to a 1 MHz 6502. + +There are no command-line options. + +USAGE +===== + +You can use **cbmbasic** in interactive mode by just running the binary +without parameters, or you can specify an ASCII-encoded BASIC program +on the command line. You can also use **cbmbasic** as a UNIX scripting +language by adding a hashbang line to your BASIC program and making +it executable:: + + $ ls -l hello.bas + -rwxr-xr-x 1 mist staff 40 7 Apr 21:30 hello.bas + $ cat hello.bas + #!/usr/bin/env cbmbasic + PRINT"HELLO WORLD!" + $ ./hello.bas + HELLO WORLD! + +**cbmbasic** implements a small plugin system that lets developers add +additional statements, functions etc. Right now, you can turn this on +with **SYS 1** (turn off with **SYS 0**) and use the new statements +LOCATE *y*, *x* (set cursor position), SYSTEM *string* (run shell +command) and the extended WAIT *port*, *mask*, which implements the +Bill Gates easter egg. + +AUTHORS +======= + +**cbmbasic** was ported by Michael Steil and James Abbatiello. The +original 6502 version was written by Microsoft. + +This man page written for the SlackBuilds.org project +by B. Watson, and is licensed under the WTFPL. + +SEE ALSO +======== + +The cbmbasic homepage: https://github.com/mist64/cbmbasic |