Basic interpreter 8080 source code needed

[Dave Dunfield]

> 
> I have my Imsai 8080 fully running and communicating with my Mac Pro as a
> dumb terminal.  Many thanks to this group for helpful pushing along the way.
> I have also modified SCS1, the Imsai monitor program, to my liking and have
> it burned into PROM.  Since I do not yet have a floppy system for this
> antique, I wrote an Intel hex format loader and just send the hex files over
> the serial line to load them.
> 
> Life is good.
> 
> What I am looking for now is the 8080 asm source code to a good 8K basic
> interpreter.  I found one called TinyBasic but it was so concerned with
> space the author built in a ton of self-modifying code and trying to follow
> the logic is like untying a plate of spaghetti.  I have another one called
> BASIC85 which is better but assumes a VIO memory-addressable video system.
> If necessary I will take this one apart and make it work.  I hear a lot
> about Imsai having an 8K basic, and I can find the manuals, but I can¹t seem
> to locate the actual 8080 source.
> 
> Anyone out there know of or have the asm source code to a basic interpreter
> or know what became of the Imsai Basic8K?

I have an itty-bitty (3K) integer basic for the 8080 which I wrote way back in
the 70's. You can get it up and running pretty easily and it doesn't depend on
any special I/O ... Source is included on my Altair disks, which you can access
under my simulator (you can also run the BASIC to try it out if you like).

I have a number of other 8080 code bits which you might find useful - editor,
assembler, disassembler, debugger, games etc. much of which is also available
in my Altair disks.

Regards,
Dave

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