Re: Integer Basic

["Roger Johnstone" <rojaws@mac.com>]

In article <__x28.371$On3.13192@localhost>, cshank@ecn.ab.ca ('') wrote:

> Slick (Slick@noSPAMplease.net) wrote:
> : In article <wXL_7.8573$DG5.78089@rwcrnsc53.ops.asp.att.net>, "Mad Martian"
> : <news@madmartian.com> wrote:
>
> : > What is the procedure for loading and running an Integer Basic program?
> : 1. You need a DOS 3.3 boot disk with the following files on it:
> : LOADER.OBJ0
> : INTBASIC
>
> You know, I recall a version of Integer Basic that loaded in a 48K Apple
> II+ called "INTEGER-BASIC DISK." Because it loads in memory in a different
> location than the language card, you could have it loaded at the same time
> as PRODOS. You could run smaller Integer Basic programs and not have it
> conflict with PRODOS, though PRODOS commands were not accessable when you
> were in the Integer Basic environment.
>
> Anybody else know what I'm talking about?

Yes, I have a copy of it around here somewhere. Years ago I tried it in
ProDOS too, but it didn't seem very useful since, as you said, once loaded
it unhooked ProDOS and you couldn't load or save any programs.

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