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The Atari 8 bit had its own BASIC (Atari BASIC). While Microsoft BASIC was available for the Atari 8 bit machines, it didn't come with them. You had to buy it
by Turing_Machine 6y ago
The Atari 8 bit had its own BASIC (Atari BASIC).
While Microsoft BASIC was available for the Atari 8 bit machines, it didn't come with them. You had to buy it separately. Not many did.
- sokoloff 6y agoHoly cow; you're right. I always knew it as Atari BASIC, then later (apparently mistakenly) learned that it was made by Microsoft. I was referring to Atari BASIC above, not realizing my error. Thank you! I also had Basic-A+ from OSS. I seem to recall it had a few slight convenience items (and better disk commands), but that I wished I hadn't spent the exorbitant amount of money it cost me as a 12 year old.