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Atari originally licensed the 6502-assembler code for Microsoft BASIC. This came in two versions, one that was about 7900 bytes that used a 6-byte floating point number format, and another that was closer to 9000 that included an expanded floating point format with 9-byte numbers. The vast majority of 8-bit machines used the larger 9k version, and then further expanded it with additional functions for basic input/output. For instance, the BASIC and I/O in the early PET machines was supplied in a total of 12k of ROM.
Atari originally licensed the 6502-assembler code for Microsoft BASIC. This came in two versions, one that was about 7900 bytes that used a 32-bit (6-digit) floating point number format, and another that was closer to 9000 that included an expanded floating point format with a 40-bit (9-digit) numbers. The vast majority of 8-bit machines used the larger 9k/40-bit version, and then further expanded it with additional functions for basic input/output. For instance, the BASIC, character set and I/O in the early PET machines was supplied in a total of 16k of ROM.
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Shepardson Microsystems Inc, or SMI for short, won the contract. They proposed a simplified syntax and the cutting of a number of rarely-used features, leaving more room for new commands for graphics and sound. Even then, the result required about 10k, so to cross the remaining gap to 8k, some of the core libraries were moved out of the language and into the operating system ROMs. This had the side-effect of allowing any other language on the Atari to use these routines as well.
Atari approached Shepardson Microsystems Inc, or SMI for short, who had written a number of 6502-based products and a series of BASICs for other machines. They proposed a simplified syntax and the cutting of a number of rarely-used features, leaving more room for new commands for graphics and sound. Even then, the result required about 10k, so to cross the remaining gap to 8k, some of the core libraries were moved out of the language and into the operating system ROMs. This had the side-effect of allowing any other language on the Atari to use these routines as well.
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!!Atari Basic Keywords
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Atari Basic Keywords
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[Atari Basic Reference Manual Rev. A|https://data.atariwiki.org/DOC/ATARI_BASIC_Reference_Manual.pdf] ; size: 77.7 MB ; 122 pages\\
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[Atari Basic Reference Manual Rev. C|https://data.atariwiki.org/DOC/Atari_Basic_Reference_Manual_Rev._C.pdf] ; size: 47.9 MB ; 134 pages\\
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[Atari BASIC - Bob_Albrecht, LeRoy Finkel and Jerald R. Brown (1979)|https://data.atariwiki.org/DOC/Atari_Basic_1979.pdf] ; size: 80.9 MB ; OCR ; 348 pages\\
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[Atari BASIC-XL Edition - Bob_Albrecht, LeRoy Finkel and Jerald R. Brown (1985)|https://data.atariwiki.org/DOC/Atari_BASIC_XL_Edition-Bob_Albrecht,_LeRoy_Finkel_and_Jerald_R._Brown_1985.pdf] ; size: 86.5 MB ; OCR ; 404 pages\\
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[ATARI BASIC-Handbuch für Selbststudium und Praxis-BOB ALBRECHT, Le Roy Finkel, JERALD BROWN|https://data.atariwiki.org/DOC/ATARI_BASIC-Handbuch_fuer_Selbststudium_und_Praxis-BOB_ALBRECHT,_Le_Roy_Finkel,_JERALD_BROWN.pdf] ; Größe: 44,8 MB ; OCR ; 214 Doppelseiten\\
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* [Atari Basic Reference Manual Rev. A (1980)|https://data.atariwiki.org/DOC/ATARI_BASIC_Reference_Manual.pdf] ; size: 77.7 MB ; 122 pages
* [Atari Basic Reference Manual-Product Update-C061038 Rev. A, Errata for the above manual (1982)|Atari_Basic_Reference_Manual-Product_Update-C061038_Rev._A-©_1982_Atari,_Inc.pdf] ; size: 4.2 MB ; 6 pages
* [Atari Basic Reference Manual Rev. C (1983)|https://data.atariwiki.org/DOC/Atari_Basic_Reference_Manual_Rev._C.pdf] ; size: 47.9 MB ; 134 pages
* [Atari BASIC - Bob_Albrecht, LeRoy Finkel and Jerald R. Brown (1979)|https://data.atariwiki.org/DOC/Atari_Basic_1979.pdf] ; size: 80.9 MB ; OCR ; 348 pages
* [Atari_Basic-Richard_Haskell (1983)|https://data.atariwiki.org/DOC/Atari_Basic_1983.pdf] ; size: 74.7 MB ; OCR ; 196 pages
* [Atari BASIC-XL Edition - Bob_Albrecht, LeRoy Finkel and Jerald R. Brown (1985)|https://data.atariwiki.org/DOC/Atari_BASIC_XL_Edition-Bob_Albrecht,_LeRoy_Finkel_and_Jerald_R._Brown_1985.pdf] ; size: 86.5 MB ; OCR ; 404 pages
* [ATARI BASIC-Handbuch für Selbststudium und Praxis-BOB ALBRECHT, Le Roy Finkel, JERALD BROWN|https://data.atariwiki.org/DOC/ATARI_BASIC-Handbuch_fuer_Selbststudium_und_Praxis-BOB_ALBRECHT,_Le_Roy_Finkel,_JERALD_BROWN.pdf] ; Größe: 44,8 MB ; OCR ; 214 Doppelseiten
* [ATARI Basic Leitfaden|ATARI Basic Leitfaden.pdf] ; Größe: 5,2 MB ; 11 Seiten
* [Atari BASIC - Quick Reference Guide - Gilbert Held|Atari BASIC Quick Reference Guide-Gilbert Held.pdf] ; size: 10.4 MB ; 8 pages
* [OSS Quick reference card for Atari Basic|oss-quick-reference-card-basic-a-plus.pdf] ; size: 3.4 MB ; 8 pages ; thank you so much Bill Lange for finding this very rare cards. :-)
* [Atari Basic Referenz-Karten|Atari_Basic_Referenz-Karten.pdf] ; Größe: 3,1 MB ; OCR ; 271 Seiten
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!!Atari Basic Keywords
An incredible good site for all [Atari BASIC keywords|http://www.abbuc.de/software/133-software/softwarereferenz/309-atari-basic-referenz] ; thank you ABBUC, greatly appreciated! :-)
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Atari Basic Keywords
!!Atari Basic Error Codes
2 - INSUFFICIENT MEMORY\\
3 - BAD VALUE\\
4 - TOO MANY VARIABLES\\
5 - STRING LENGHT ERROR\\
6 - OUT OF DATA\\
7 - BAD LINE NUMBER\\
8 - INPUT ERROR\\
9 - DIMENSION ERROR\\
10 - STACK OVERFLOW\\
11 - OVERFLOW/UNDERFLOW\\
12 - LINE NOT FOUND\\
13 - NO MATCHING FOR\\
14 - LINE TOO LONG\\
15 - GOSUB/FOR DELETED\\
16 - RETURN ERROR\\
17 - SYNTAX ERROR\\
18 - INVALID CHARACTER\\
19 - PROGRAM TOO LONG\\
20 - BAD DEVICE NUMBER\\
21 - LOAD FILE ERROR
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!! Atari Basic Kurs (deutsch): Teil 1 und 2 sind vorhanden, Status von Teil 3 ist unklar
!! Atari Basic Kurs (deutsch): Teil 1 und 2 sind vorhanden, Teil 3 wurde leider nie fertig
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!!Pictures
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[{Image src='Atari_Basic_Reference_Manual_XE.jpg' width=437 height=643 }]
[Atari Basic Reference Manual Rev. C|https://data.atariwiki.org/DOC/Atari_Basic_Reference_Manual_Rev._C.pdf] ; size: 47.9 MB ; 134 pages\\
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[{Image src='Atari_Basic_1979.jpg' width=364 height=467 }]
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[Atari_Basic-Richard_Haskell.jpg (1983)|https://data.atariwiki.org/DOC/Atari_Basic_1983.pdf] ; size: 74.7 MB ; OCR ; 196 pages\\
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[Atari BASIC-XL Edition - Bob_Albrecht, LeRoy Finkel and Jerald R. Brown (1985)|https://data.atariwiki.org/DOC/Atari_BASIC_XL_Edition-Bob_Albrecht,_LeRoy_Finkel_and_Jerald_R._Brown_1985.pdf] ; size: 86.5 MB ; OCR ; 404 pages\\
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[ATARI BASIC-Handbuch für Selbststudium und Praxis-BOB ALBRECHT, Le Roy Finkel, JERALD BROWN|https://data.atariwiki.org/DOC/ATARI_BASIC-Handbuch_fuer_Selbststudium_und_Praxis-BOB_ALBRECHT,_Le_Roy_Finkel,_JERALD_BROWN.pdf] ; Größe: 44,8 MB ; OCR ; 214 Doppelseiten\\
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[{Image src='Atari BASIC Quick Reference Guide-Gilbert Held.jpg' width=254 height=445 }]
[Atari BASIC - Quick Reference Guide - Gilbert Held|Atari BASIC Quick Reference Guide-Gilbert Held.pdf] ; size: 10.4 MB ; 8 pages\\
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[Atari Basic Referenz-Karten|Atari_Basic_Referenz-Karten.pdf] ; Größe: 3,1 MB ; OCR ; 271 Seiten