🪨 Visual Basic on the PC w/Windows 3.1 🛠️

Apple wasn't the only company to have a popular, easy to use, visual programming tool, only to yank it from their diehard fans and replace it with nothing. I see what all of the fuss was about with Visual Basic with the help of a "teach yourself" book, get pedantic about Microsoft's use of Helvetica, and *briefly* muse about slop factories. Arnold, from Diff'rent Strokes, guest stars!

#retrocomputing #microsoft #windows #basic

https://stonetools.ghost.io/visualbasic-win31

RE: https://social.vivaldi.net/@lproven/116812719876996499

The most interesting thing is a classic software house is still in business after decades and does a project which is essentially a labor of love.

#retrocomputing #basic

Programming language: AmiBlitz 3.13.0b

AmiBlitz 3.13.0b is described by its developer as "a milestone regarding memory handling". It now has a proprietary memory pooling mechanism to be used if the executable program is running on OS versions lower than V39 (Kickstart 3.0), which is said to reduce memory fragmentation a lot.

https://www.amiga-news.de/en/news/AN-2026-06-00115-EN.html

#Amiga #programming #Basic #AmiBlitz

Maybe time to revisit Sunflower BASIC, now that I have let the last attempt at writing a Tiny BASIC percolate through me a little bit.

Another BASIC implementation I would like to study is BBC BASIC. I think it may be tokenised, not based on an intermediate language.

To me, it matters not whether the computer is retro or modern, what is important is communicating the ideas of the program as clearly as possible.

#uxn #basic #TinyBASIC

Wildbits F256K2 Show & Tell | Golf Solitaire Progress For June

https://makertube.net/w/1yTuAXiUPJgJiLWYSA4tdK

Bismarck, a submarine adventure in #BASIC from #microhobby magazine.

Download:
https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/entry/16374/ZX-Spectrum/Bismarck

#zxspectrum #retrogaming

Just posting a couple more of the GOBLINS.BAS zines!

One within the country, and another internationally!

https://dandelionbasic.etsy.com

Zines are AUD$5.00, with free postage within Australia!

#zines #basic #retrocomputing

Repórter Retro 126

https://retropolis.com.br/2026/06/24/reporter-retro-126/

#ReprterRetro #3DO #acorn #AcornElectron #ActionRetro #AmstradPPC640 #AppleLisa #BASIC #cartuchos #CommodoreAmiga #CommodoreVIC20 #CreativeLabs #Emuladores #FbioNMI #hotbit #IBM #KonradZuse #Laptop #leiles #LGP21 #Macintosh #MarcosFelisberto #microsoft #os2 #panasonic #RetroRio #Spriteworx #TechNibble #TimBernersLee #TimexSinclair #TrashToTreasure #UsagiElectric #VCF #VCFMidwest #VeimDosGame #VictorTrucco #VisualBA