Interesting that the author doesn't mention Parallax BASIC Stamp [0] when it's a Basic-programmable microcontroller that's been on the market since the 1990s. Regardless, the Arduino Due is 4x the CPU at about the same price. Kinda neat.<p>While this is fun, I'm not sure why anyone would choose Basic over CircuitPython or MicroPython [1] if they're trying to program a modern micro with a beginner friendly language.<p>[0] <a href="https://www.parallax.com/products/basic-stamp-2-microcontroller-module" rel="nofollow">https://www.parallax.com/products/basic-stamp-2-microcontrol...</a><p>[1] <a href="https://learn.adafruit.com/getting-started-with-raspberry-pi-pico-circuitpython/micropython-or-circuitpython" rel="nofollow">https://learn.adafruit.com/getting-started-with-raspberry-pi...</a>
Well the title is missleading a little bit. Technical it is a Arduino but only the 32 bit ARM Cortex-M Arduinos are supported. Not exactly what i had in mind reading Arduiono. If you intrestend in a fantastic BASIC for cheap RP2040 RP3250 look for MMBasic
We've come a long way. Dr. Dobbs, Volume 1 #5 (PDF) [2]<p>Source (8080) available on github [0]<p>Others: [1]<p>I forgot how I first loaded it. Doubtful that I typed it in, but I do recall getting a paper tape from somewhere and loading it via a cheap optical reader.<p>Life got interesting when I got a NorthStar disk for the IMSAI. And ever after.<p>[0] <a href="https://github.com/kevinthecheung/tiny-basic" rel="nofollow">https://github.com/kevinthecheung/tiny-basic</a><p>[1] <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiny_BASIC" rel="nofollow">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiny_BASIC</a><p>[2] <a href="http://cini.classiccmp.org/pdf/DrDobbs/DrDobbs-1976-05-v1n5.pdf" rel="nofollow">http://cini.classiccmp.org/pdf/DrDobbs/DrDobbs-1976-05-v1n5....</a><p>Firefox will complain about http. Allow download. I checked it, it's real pdf.