Re: Integer BASIC in ProDOS 8

[Sheppy <the.sheppy@gmail.com>]

On May 19, 12:22 am, KP <kjpm...@gmail.com> wrote:
> ProDOS 8 includes filetype designations for Integer BASIC programs and
> for Integer BASIC variable files (counterparts, presumably, to BAS and
> VAR, respectively).
>
> Is there any way to load Integer BASIC files in ProDOS BASIC.SYSTEM?
> Or any other ProDOS interpreter/compiler?  Any way to execute them?
>
> Was ProDOS Integer BASIC compatibility a form of "vaporware"?

Apple did originally intend to produce IntBASIC for ProDOS but by the
time ProDOS 1.0 was done, it was clear that use of Integer BASIC was
falling into the realm of not really relevant anymore, so they dropped
it. Doing so let them use more space for ProDOS in the long term
anyway.

Eric Shepherd
Developer Documentation Lead
Mozilla