Peersoft: an Applesoft BASIC extention

[Benoit0123 <benoit0123@macgui.com>]

Hello,

What is Peersoft? Peersoft is an attempt to extend Autostart ROM Applesoft
BASIC by trying to introduce some integer arithmetic within a FP calculus
only software package.
What is currently provided :
a) DEFINT, DEFSTR and DEFSNG new instructions (considered more as a
commodity than as an essential feature);
b) New syntax schemes as <variable>+= <expression>, <variable>-=
<expression>, <variable>*= <expression> and <variable>/= <expression> in
addition to <variable> = <expression> for setting variables' values;
variables can be either integer, real (FP) or string (only += is allowed in
this case); integer arithmetic enforced if variable is of type integer; also
the new schemes allowed for less variable name based lookups which can prove
costly in term of performance penalties for lengthy programs with many
variables.
c) New instructions and syntax schemes are listed exactly as original
instructions with the LIST Applesoft instruction;
d) Peersoft does'nt use a copy of Applesoft from ROM to RAM: it can run on a
48K Apple II (w/o language card) in addition to a //e, //c, //gs ...
e) Peersoft is currently only compatible with DOS 3.3. Please contact me in
case you would like to put your hand on a ProDOS version. 
f) From Peersoft source code, you can build one executable version for
65C02, and another (a bit less optimized) for plain vanilla 6502. Please
contact me in case a 65802/65816 version is suitable for you..
A word of advice:
Peersoft is a work in progress and currently does not support the /= scheme
with integer variables (currently behaves like a No Operation, syntax error
does not raise upon occurrence and it is correctly listed); also please do
not try to INIT a DOS disk with Peersoft installed.
I've attached to this message a .do (DOS 3.3 order version) of a disk image
containing source code; a disk image (.dsk) containing the two executable
binaries (just BRUN either one after a DOS 3.3 boot); a PDF file giving the
listing of assembly and a RTF file (in french language.. please contact me
if english version desired) giving some directions about what the software
will look like as I'll spend more time resources on it. 
BTW the source disk image also contain the DOS 3.3 Merlin 8 assembler
published by RWP: it is written by Glen Bredon and is, as I understand, now
free and open source (see
http://www.apple2.org.za/gswv/USA2WUG/Glen.Bredon.In.Memoriam/ for details).

URL to download the archive from is:
http://bgilon.free.fr/apple2/