Re: RAM Applesoft found!

[Anthony Lawther <alawtherNOSPAM@SPAMMENOT.westnet.com.au>]

In article <43ee47ea$0$497$9b4e6d93@newsread4.arcor-online.net>,
 Linards Ticmanis <ticmanis@gmx.de> wrote:

> HansO wrote:
> 
> > A great find. Upload it please :)
> 
> I'd love to, but with Asimov basically unmaintained these days (stuff 
> doesn't seem to ever get out of the write-only "incoming" directory any 
> more), where should I send it?
> 
> > Or send it to me!
> 
> Done!
> 
> > Applesoft was created by Microsoft on request of Apple. Its a bit different 
> > from
> > the other early Microsoft 6502 interpreters like the KIM-1 9 digit Basic or 
> > the
> > PET Commodore or Ohio Scientific Basic versions. I assume on request of 
> > Apple.
> 
> A bit different in that some more commands have been added. Some from 
> Integer and some new ones for Hires. But the code base is obviously the 
> same as that of Commodore BASIC, since it has the same obscure bug.
> 
> PRINT ""+-0
> 
> crashes them all.
> 
> > Integer Basic versus Applesoft? Must have been users dropping Integer 
> > Basic.  
> 
> I was just wondering if Applesoft was maybe already in the works by the 
> time the original Apple II was introduced. Maybe it should've been 
> shipped in the A2 ROMs right from the start but didn't get done in time? 
> Or was it a somewhat later idea?

There's a pretty comprehensive explanation here

http://apple2history.org/history/ah16.html

You'll need to read a fair bit or scroll down to the relevant part.

Regards,
Anthony.