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Line-numbered BASIC interpreter inspired by CBM BASIC v2 as found on classic Commodore machines.
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Unlike emulators, this is a BASIC interpreter that, while a project in development, can already do real work.
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For example reading and writing files.
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## 💾 DOWNLOADS
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[The latest binaries for Win/Mac/Linux are in ***Releases***](https://github.com/omiq/cbm-basic/releases/). Each release archive includes the interpreter binary and the **`examples`** folder so you can run programs such as `./basic examples/trek.bas` (or `basic.exe examples\trek.bas` on Windows) from the unpacked directory.
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[The latest binaries for Win/Mac/Linux are in ***Releases***](https://github.com/omiq/cbm-basic/releases/).
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Extract the files after downloading.
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Each release archive includes the interpreter binary and the **`examples`** folder so you can run programs such as `./basic examples/trek.bas` (or `basic.exe examples\trek.bas` on Windows) from the unpacked directory.
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### macOS Gatekeeper note 🔐
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On recent macOS versions, downloading a binary from the internet may show a warning such as:
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Run this once after unpacking, and macOS will stop treating the binary as “from the internet”.
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## 💡 Features
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