MikeOS 4.0 with BASIC interpreter released

[M-Saunders]

Hi everyone,

I've released version 4.0 of MikeOS: http://mikeos.sourceforge.net

It's a 16-bit real mode operating system, written in assembly language, designed as a learning tool with detailed documentation. The big changes for this release are:

* BASIC interpreter with 24 instructions
* Text editor updates -- you can run BASIC code by pressing F8 (like a mini-IDE)
* If there's a file called AUTORUN.BIN or AUTORUN.BAS, the kernel executes it automatically on startup

A complete guide to the BASIC interpreter is here: http://mikeos.sourceforge.net/handbook- ... basic.html

See the end for some example programs. Also of note is that this release is confirmed to boot and run from USB keys -- see the User Handbook on the site for more information.

Cheers,
Mike

[AndreaOrru]

Your OS is a masterpiece.
I'm having a lot of fun with the BASIC interpreter

[f2]

Wow! A BASIC interpreter... it reminds me good memories.
Nice OS you have, Mike!

[Dex]

Great job M-Saunders , only the other day, we had a topic on my OS forum, about what a nice job you had done on the BASIC interpreter and your OS's Doc.

[M-Saunders]

Thanks folks. I feel like I've gone full circle -- I started programming in BASIC on the Spectrum 20 years ago, and now I'm writing the same sort of stuff, albeit on my own OS!

Great to see that the BASIC interpreter is being ported over to DexOS too.

M

[Dex]

Great to see that the BASIC interpreter is being ported over to DexOS too.

M

Thanks, i am very pleased that one of out team has started to port it, we hope to turn it into a batch file like interpreter.

PS: I am taking a bus man's break from my OS, and will be porting some small asm programs to MikeOS, i will let you know how i get on.

[PatrickV]

Great job, i have been following your operating system i first arivied here. It would see 4.0 a bing jump bunt never mind. i hope you can impress the community here more in the future

Patrick