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Another notable feature of Basic XL was the AUTORUN system. This was a small runtime library that could be added to a disk with Basic XL programs, allowing them to run on machines that did not have the Basic XL system. This made it far more practical than A+. On top of this, Basic XL was shipped in the form of a 16k "supercartridge" that used bank switching so it only took up 8k of memory, making its footprint the same as Atari BASIC, as opposed to A+'s much larger size.
Another notable feature of Basic XL was the AUTORUN system. This was a small runtime library that could be added to a disk with Basic XL programs, allowing them to run on machines that did not have the Basic XL system. This made it far more practical than A+. On top of this, Basic XL was shipped in the form of a 16k "supercartridge" that used bank switching so it only took up 8k of memory, making its bartprint the same as Atari BASIC, as opposed to A+'s much larger size.
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Basic XL was widely lauded in the press, and some stated it should be renamed Atari BASIC and built-into every machine. However, the release of [TURBO-BASIC XL] a year later largely ended the market for Basic XL. A further expansion, [Basic XE], never became very popular.
Basic XL was widely lauded in the press, and some stated it should be renamed Atari BASIC and built-into every machine. However, the release of [Turbo-BASIC XL|TURBO-BASIC XL|Turbo-BASIC XL] a year later largely ended the market for Basic XL. A further expansion, [Basic XE], never became very popular.
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* [30_Days_to_Understanding_BASIC_XL-Bill_Wilkinson_and_Diane_Goldstein-revised_edition_2020_by_GBXL.pdf] ; 183 pages ; revised edition 2020 by GoodByteXL. Highly recommended by the AtariWiki! This is, without any(!) doubt, the very best edition worldwide available. Nobody does it better. Mega-thanks to GoodByteXL for this outstanding work and the many hours of work to the community. We are deep in your debt! Thank you so much. :-)))
* [30_Days_to_Understanding_BASIC_XL-Bill_Wilkinson_and_Diane_Goldstein-GBXL_2022.pdf] ; 185 pages ; revised edition 2022 by GoodByteXL. Highly recommended by AtariWiki! This is, without any(!) doubt, the very best edition worldwide available. Nobody does it better. Mega-thanks to GoodByteXL for this outstanding work and the many hours of work to the community. We are deep in your debt! Thank you so much. :-)))
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* [BASIX_XL_manual-revised_edition_2020_by_GBXL.pdf] ; 245 pages ; The complete BASIC XL-manual! Language, Run Time and Toolkit. Revised edition 2020 by GoodByteXL. Highly recommended by the AtariWiki! This is, without any(!) doubt, the very best edition worldwide available. Nobody does it better. Mega-thanks to GoodByteXL for this outstanding work and the many hours of work to the community. We are deep in your debt! Thank you so much. :-)))
* [OSS_Basic_XL-Rev._1.4-GBXL_2022.pdf] ; 245 pages ; The complete BASIC XL-manual! Language, Run Time and Toolkit. Revised edition 2022 by GoodByteXL. Highly recommended by AtariWiki! This is, without any(!) doubt, the very best edition worldwide available. Nobody does it better. Mega-thanks to GoodByteXL for this outstanding work and the many hours of work to the community. We are deep in your debt! Thank you so much. :-)))