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Another 8-bit "better than BASIC" language was COMAL. Similar to the language in the article, it also had structured programming constructs, and the C64 version
by jasperry 1y ago
Another 8-bit "better than BASIC" language was COMAL. Similar to the language in the article, it also had structured programming constructs, and the C64 version had built-in turtle graphics, sprite, and sound commands. I remember picking a version up at a mall kiosk that sold PD disks and it expanded my horizons!
- jjwiseman 1y agoSame here. I knew BASIC very well and had done some 6502 assembly, but the COMAL disk I picked up somewhere for the C64 was my first exposure to structured programming, and it definitely expanded my young mind.
- pikeangler 1y agoThere was the fantastic COMAL 80 cardtrige for the Commodore 64 with high level commands for sound and graphics, and a full screen editor. It bank-switched so you could use the full 64K RAM on the C64.